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Mike123

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So I found out today that every 5 years I will have a re evaluation of my conditions. I did 10 years in the Air Force and was out on the prdl. The VA rated me 90 and the dod rated me 80. So if my va rating goes down is the 80 percent going to pick up for pay or do I loose everything? Another question is will my family loose tricare if I get rated 0 for some reason. Just worried about my family and there well being. Any input as soon as possible would be great. Just wondering since I get va disability even though I was medically retired by the Air Force.
 
Mike123 said:
So I found out today that every 5 years I will have a re evaluation of my conditions. I did 10 years in the Air Force and was out on the prdl. The VA rated me 90 and the dod rated me 80. So if my va rating goes down is the 80 percent going to pick up for pay or do I loose everything? Another question is will my family loose tricare if I get rated 0 for some reason. Just worried about my family and there well being. Any input as soon as possible would be great. Just wondering since I get va disability even though I was medically retired by the Air Force.
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So from your explanation, you said you are placed on pdrl. If you are placed in pdrl, you don't need a re-evaluation.
 
If it says on your paperwork from the VA that wording- that is the VA that will re-evaluate the conditions that they think can change. I had that wording on my letter and it named what condition they would re-evaluate in 2020. I had since retiring had another C&P for that 1 issue and now the VA says no more evals
 
Mike123 said:
So I found out today that every 5 years I will have a re evaluation of my conditions. I did 10 years in the Air Force and was out on the prdl. The VA rated me 90 and the dod rated me 80. So if my va rating goes down is the 80 percent going to pick up for pay or do I loose everything? Another question is will my family loose tricare if I get rated 0 for some reason. Just worried about my family and there well being. Any input as soon as possible would be great. Just wondering since I get va disability even though I was medically retired by the Air Force.
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The VA re-evaluations will not affect your retirement or Tricare. If your VA compensation drops below your waived DoD pension, that would trigger your DoD pension to kick-in. Your entitlement to DoD pension does not disappear because you receive VA compensation in lieu of. Think of it as a safety net that is there for life.
 
pittpan2005 said:
The VA re-evaluations will not affect your retirement or Tricare. If your VA compensation drops below your waived DoD pension, that would trigger your DoD pension to kick-in. Your entitlement to DoD pension does not disappear because you receive VA compensation in lieu of. Think of it as a safety net that is there for life.
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In that same reasoning, if the VA starts taking back separation pay, does my DoD retirement kick in to make up the difference? I understand the tax issues there and my Dod is higher than my VA.
 
pittpan2005 said:
The VA re-evaluations will not affect your retirement or Tricare. If your VA compensation drops below your waived DoD pension, that would trigger your DoD pension to kick-in. Your entitlement to DoD pension does not disappear because you receive VA compensation in lieu of. Think of it as a safety net that is there for life.
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Even if I only did 10 years active duty in the AF?
 
Mike123 said:
Even if I only did 10 years active duty in the AF?
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A medical retirement is considered the retirement you would have attained if it wasn't for your medical condition. The only difference is receipt of concurrent pay.
 
jahlon said:
A medical retirement is considered the retirement you would have attained if it wasn't for your medical condition. The only difference is receipt of concurrent pay.
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Okay, I understand no matter what happens with the VA I will always have tri-care for my family and retirements pay or VA pay which ever is higher?
 
As long as you are on the PDRL you have Tricare benefits.

And yes, you will have the higher of the 2, but you will take the first cut of money from the VA pile as its tax free.
 
Pyro said:
In that same reasoning, if the VA starts taking back separation pay, does my DoD retirement kick in to make up the difference? I understand the tax issues there and my Dod is higher than my VA.
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I'm confused because, if you are medically retired, there is no separation pay.
 
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