Help obtaining DOD payment while awaiting VA rating?

I medically retired with 30% DOD PDRL/100% P&T VA.

My medical retirement date was May 27, 2022, and I received my first VA payment on July 1, 2022.

I was told that in the month between my medical retirement date and the date of my first VA payment - so, on or around June 1, 2022 - I should have received my DOD percentage - so, 30%, or approximately $300.

I opened a ticket on the DFAS website to see whether there was any money I should have received.

Their reply was the following:

"DFAS New Accounts has not yet received your Orders for Retirement Pay and DD2656 from your Branch of Service to establish a Military Retired Pay Account for you."

I sent them my retirement orders but they replied, "Orders must come from the Branch Of Service directly. Please contact your local transition center you retired out of, to request they forward your Orders and DD2656 to New Accounts at DFAS to fax 1-800-469-6559 ATTN: New Accounts as soon as possible."

Does anyone know how I can have the Navy send DFAD my retirement orders directly? Apparently my DD-214 and retirement orders I uploaded aren't good enough...

Thank you.
 
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Hello @OrangeKiwiJuice

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“My medical retirement date was May 27, 2022, and I received my first VA payment on July 1, 2022.
I was told that in the month between my medical retirement date and the date of my first VA payment - so, on or around June 1, 2022 - I should have received my DOD percentage - so, 30%, or approximately $300.”

1. The payment you received from the VA on 1 July 2022 would have been for 1-30 June 2022. There is no DOD pay due for 1-30 June 2022 IF you VA payment was more than your DOD pay.

2. Assuming your last day of service was 26 May 2022, DFAS should have paid you military pay 1-26 May 2022. You also would have been entitled to retired pay 27 May- 31 May.

Based on the info provided, you are not due the ~$300 you mentioned.

Ron
 
Hi Ron,

Thanks for your quick reply.

Any ideas on how much I would have been paid my retired pay from May 27-31?
 
OrangeKiwiJuice said:
Hi Ron,

Thanks for your quick reply.

Any ideas on how much I would have been paid my retired pay from May 27-31?
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Hello,

I have not been asked that previously.

1. Average high three base pay x 30% = retired pay
2. retired pay divided by 30 = daily rate
3. Daily rate x 4 days = gross amount of retired pay for last part of May. (Mil Pay is based on 30 day month; I suspect the same applies to retired pay.)

Ron
 
Contact millington through the disability email and ask them to forwards orders to DFAS to open your retirement account
 
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