Recent content by dkokoszka

Remember, any percent over what your lenght of service percent (would have been) will be will be reduced down the road. There will be NO money differnce down the road. The issue here is when the PEB is completed you will have your VA rating rather than having to file and wait if you chose to...

My DA 199 stated not combat related. My military disability monthly check IS taxed. Of note, I do NOT pay state taxes, I live in Massachusetts.

Not sure if my last statement is right? It looks like to me they took the 684 from my army retirement Pay which came from the 3255 va award which caused the VA award to be reduced to 2571 Comments...

Sir, received my letter from Dfas today. This is how it work for me. Gross military, 3467 minus VA waiver 684 equals 2783 all taxed. VA compensation, 2571 not taxed. The 3467 was based upon high 3 at 75 percent disability Because VA compensation can NOT exceed you base pay WOULD have been by...

Are you over 20 years military?

Can anyone answer this? Also is SMC reduced in my case?

All 24 years active duty, no combat related issues.

I should have used the word "reduction" rather than offset......

E7 rated at 80 disability/75 percent for pay. Years of service is 24 or 60 percent. 100 percent VA and IU awarded plus receiving SMC. Since I am being paid at the higher rate military retirement of 75 percent But my length of service retirement should have been 60 percent what can I expect...

First of all you need to ask yourself do I want to stay in or get out. The MEB/PEB can be a long process. You stated you have 22 years of AD, so you have nothing to lose by going thru the MEB/PEB Process. 22 years puts you at 55% lenght of service retirement. It mght be hard to get a...

I had major back surgery, L3-S-1 fusion at Walter Reed. I was home on Convelesent leave for 3 months. After Con leave, I worked 4 hours a day for like 2 months. They need to give you ample time to recover and take the APFT. Walter Reed gave me 1 year to recover and take the APFT from the...

Same thing happened to me going thru the MEB/PEB process. Having the surgery will probably stop the MEB process untill you have recovered. Your civilain Doctor will decide how long you need to stay out of work. It does not matter what you chain of command thinks. Of note, you will...

Maybe just Maybe, this is the answer: (A) A qualified retiree receiving veterans' disability compensation for a disability rated as 100 percent. (B) A qualified retiree receiving veterans' disability compensation at the rate payable for a 100 percent disability by reason of a determination...

Jason, he is 48 years old, Never deployed. 12 Years Active service (AGR) 20 years National Guard time. I have been telling him all along he will NOT get both his Army Disability and VA Disability because he does NOT have 20 years of active service. Tonight he called me, he sporke to DFAS...