Retro Pay

[lee.edwards]

Greetings 

My legacy remanded claims (Docket 11-12 911) was Granted by BVA Law Judge on 23 May 2022. My 100 percent P&T was backdated from 2015 to 2009. Will there be an audit before retro pay?

Best Regards 

Chiefhouse00 

[pacmanx1]

10 minutes ago, lee.edwards said:

Greetings 

My legacy remanded claims (Docket 11-12 911) was Granted by BVA Law Judge on 23 May 2022. My 100 percent P&T was backdated from 2015 to 2009. Will there be an audit before retro pay?

No audit but a recalculation of the difference of your benefits. The RO will determine your retro pay by calculating what they owe you minus what they paid you, then pay you the difference. Keep an eye on your bank account, you will most likely see the funds before your get the RO Decision. You should also get a separate BVA decision to let you know of your grant. Now if the BVA also remanded anything, this may put a hold on things, and it will move slow, but I would say it should take a few weeks.

[lee.edwards]

On 6/4/2022 at 9:07 PM, pacmanx1 said:

No audit but a recalculation of the difference of your benefits. The RO will determine your retro pay by calculating what they owe you minus what they paid you, then pay you the difference. Keep an eye on your bank account, you will most likely see the funds before your get the RO Decision. You should also get a separate BVA decision to let you know of your grant. Now if the BVA also remanded anything, this may put a hold on things, and it will move slow, but I would say it should take a few weeks.

 

[Phury & Rhage]

On 6/4/2022 at 5:54 PM, lee.edwards said:

Greetings 

My legacy remanded claims (Docket 11-12 911) was Granted by BVA Law Judge on 23 May 2022. My 100 percent P&T was backdated from 2015 to 2009. Will there be an audit before retro pay?

Best Regards 

Chiefhouse00 

The software system is set up to automatically make the calculations mentioned by @pacmanx1.  That said it calculates based on the "inputs" it receives - classic GIGO (garbage in, garbage out).  The devil is in the details for all claims.  You should figure out (ask for help here, VSO, etc.) what you were entitled to (monthly, overall, but also each compensation-producing factor) and then do the math yourself.  You can always request a manual audit if you discover any discrepancies.  Congrats and good luck!

 

Rhage

[broncovet]

After a board decision, but prior to you receiving money, the VARO should send an "implementation" decision.  

Rarely, the money comes first, then you get the VARO decision.  

Remember, you can appeal ANY PORTION of a board decision, including effective date, percentage, SMC, etc, "even when" another portion of the decision is denied, granted, or remanded.  

As always, if you chose to appeal a board decision, get after it right away, you dont get a full year to appeal..only 120 days.  So read the board decision carefull, ask hadit if its unclear, and decide if an appeal is warranted.  

"Remands" can not be appealed because they are not final decisions..a remand means it is sent to someone else to readjuticate, in compliance with the remand instructions.  Awards can be appealed, if you dispute the effective date or disability percentage.  

[pacmanx1]

54 minutes ago, broncovet said:

After a board decision, but prior to you receiving money, the VARO should send an "implementation" decision.  

Rarely, the money comes first, then you get the VARO decision.  

Recent BVA grant with no remands retro pay was deposited in account within 10 (TEN) working days, multiple signatures were signed. Even though I feel they got it wrong they deposited the funds before I got both my BVA letter and my notification letter from the RO of the breakdown of years back pay.

 

[lee.edwards]

Greetings 

Thanks for the Retro payment breakdown process.  It's been 10 days since I received the BVA and VA rating decision letters...no deposit yet. My last DFAS Audit was in 2018. As a result of my Grant,  my new ratings from 2000 to 2009 were increased. Will those increases require another DFAS Audit?

Best Regards 

Chiefhouse00