Pending Decision Approval to Preparation For Decision

[Rhodesia]

just looked at e benefits this morning now my claim status went from "Pending Decision Approval" 9/16/18 to 1/17/19 to "Preparation For Decision" 12/12/18 to 12/1/19 my original claim started in 7/15/2016 is the VA that far behind in processing claims? 

[Richard1954]

On 9/5/2018 at 6:17 PM, Rhodesia said:

Yea I still had to still file for my military retirement but will not see a dime of it because I'm still at 40% I'm suppose to get $1,801 per month, but I guess all i will get a is a nice looking Blue Retirement ID card that looks good in your wallet, LOL

I don't remember so I'll ask were you in the reserves,  I ask because no one I know unless they were not in the active service had to wait to get their retirement. I received my retirement check the first month after retirement. For many years, 22 to be exact I took my VA compensation over my retirement because it just made things easier. Now I receive both combat related compensation and my va check and pay no taxes on either.... but for years  like many retirees I did not get a retirement check instead taking va comp. 

[Rhodesia]

5 hours ago, Richard1954 said:

I don't remember so I'll ask were you in the reserves,  I ask because no one I know unless they were not in the active service had to wait to get their retirement. I received my retirement check the first month after retirement. For many years, 22 to be exact I took my VA compensation over my retirement because it just made things easier. Now I receive both combat related compensation and my va check and pay no taxes on either.... but for years  like many retirees I did not get a retirement check instead taking va comp. 

8 active and 14 in the reserves 22 years total (Not counting the 5 years I spent in the (French Foreign Legion)  I was informed by the retirement office I will get some type of retirement what they do is offset what you get from the VA disability if your rating is under 50% then when you get a 50% rating or higher then you get your full retirement, the 40% is what is going to kill me did not know they changed the law in 2008 where you had to have 50% or more in order for you to keep your full retirement.

My cousin was in the Marines did his 20 years received his retirement from the Marines and when he filed his VA disability they just about raped his marine corps. retirement pay to almost nothing, they sent him a letter that he can only receive one disability either choose the VA or Marine corps. so he took the VA until he got his rating up to 80% and then DFAS re adjusted his marine corps retirement back to full payment talk about a screwed up system for veterans.

Edited September 7, 2018 by Rhodesia