Hello, I received a letter from the VA stating they propose to reduce my disability pay down to zero so that 12k in voluntary separation pay will be satisfied. However, I have already paid that. In 1997 I was awarded 10% and told in that award letter that the VA will withhold all payments until the 12k is satisfied. Lo and behold in 2008 I began receiving 10% checks. Now in 2020 I get this proposal because I never paid it according to them. I believe that this is related as to why. I am part of the EXCEPTION GROUP as I repaid prior to this software implementation. This is scaring the crap out of my wife and I and we rely on this money and it is now much higher than 10%. Has anyone seen this before? Advice?
III.v.4.B.1.d.Determining Whether VA Has Already Recouped Separation Benefits a Veteran Received
Before establishing a withholding to recoup a Veteran’s separation benefit, check the corporate record (by clicking on the MILITARY button in Share and selecting the MILITARY PAYMENTS tab) to ensure VA has not already completed recoupment.
If the corporate record shows recoupment is complete, claims processors must ensure the amount of benefits VA recouped matches the amount of the separation benefit the Veteran received. If they donotmatch, treat the separation benefit currently at issue as unrecouped.
Exception: If VA completed its recoupment of a Veteran’s separation benefit in the Benefits Delivery Network (BDN) (prior to conversion to VETSNET), such recoupment willnotbe evident in Share.
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Hello, I received a letter from the VA stating they propose to reduce my disability pay down to zero so that 12k in voluntary separation pay will be satisfied. However, I have already paid that. In 1997 I was awarded 10% and told in that award letter that the VA will withhold all payments until the 12k is satisfied. Lo and behold in 2008 I began receiving 10% checks. Now in 2020 I get this proposal because I never paid it according to them. I believe that this is related as to why. I am part of the EXCEPTION GROUP as I repaid prior to this software implementation. This is scaring the crap out of my wife and I and we rely on this money and it is now much higher than 10%. Has anyone seen this before? Advice?
III.v.4.B.1.d. Determining Whether VA Has Already Recouped Separation Benefits a Veteran Received
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Its a bit hard to read, but this appears to be a proposal to reduce your benefit AMOUNT, temporarily, until you pay back the deficit VA believes you owe, but does not permanently reduce your disabilit
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Buck, I totally agree, lately all my correspondence (Rating Decisions/What we need Letters) are all coming from the Intake Center. They even reduced one of my rating without a proposal to reduce lette
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