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Quick question about back pay!?!?!? Do they back pay to the date of separation? I was separated on the 21st of June, so my back pay should be 3 months plus 9 days correct? Reason why is I just received my back pay and it was way short of the correct amount. They only back paid 2 months instead of 3 and the 9 days..
If u retired June 21 then the VA backdate is July 1st date you claim closed!
Also remember your backpay is the offset amount of retirement pay
You should get mid month pay, then 16-21st should be in your final pay plus sold leave days if you sold any
Retirement pay won't come till January first! Setting up your retirement account can take 30-60 days
Do I get a full month or BAH & BAS? Or is that partial also
Partial from 16-21st
My crap is taking forever. I do find some solice in knowing that I am not the only one. I am a reservist with combat injuries (3 unfitting conditions) so I don't get regular DOD pay. Cant work cant pay bills, and they wonder why the "eat your gun" rate is up! 
Anyway I started the MEB process July 2011. Received my unfit memo on 20 November 2012, and am still waiting for the V.A. to give me a rating and DA199? Like I said above they put me through the MEB for 5 conditions 3 were found unfitting and 2 were found fitting (oddly enough PTSD and Depression?) My PEBLO just tells me "Still waiting for the V.A." If you call the 800# they just tell you the same thing that I can see on eBenefits or my AKO. I have had to extend my contract twice now, and am the "red headed step child" at the unit because I cant do anything with my MEB profile. This is really depressing. Any good info is GREATLY appreciated.
Anyway I started the MEB process July 2011. Received my unfit memo on 20 November 2012, and am still waiting for the V.A. to give me a rating and DA199? Like I said above they put me through the MEB for 5 conditions 3 were found unfitting and 2 were found fitting (oddly enough PTSD and Depression?) My PEBLO just tells me "Still waiting for the V.A." If you call the 800# they just tell you the same thing that I can see on eBenefits or my AKO. I have had to extend my contract twice now, and am the "red headed step child" at the unit because I cant do anything with my MEB profile. This is really depressing. Any good info is GREATLY appreciated.
My crap is taking forever. I do find some solice in knowing that I am not the only one. I am a reservist with combat injuries (3 unfitting conditions) so I don't get regular DOD pay. Cant work cant pay bills, and they wonder why the "eat your gun" rate is up!
Anyway I started the MEB process July 2011. Received my unfit memo on 20 November 2012, and am still waiting for the V.A. to give me a rating and DA199? Like I said above they put me through the MEB for 5 conditions 3 were found unfitting and 2 were found fitting (oddly enough PTSD and Depression?) My PEBLO just tells me "Still waiting for the V.A." If you call the 800# they just tell you the same thing that I can see on eBenefits or my AKO. I have had to extend my contract twice now, and am the "red headed step child" at the unit because I cant do anything with my MEB profile. This is really depressing. Any good info is GREATLY appreciated.
Sorry to hear your troubles legalbulldog.
Are you working with a VSO? Have you been in contact with wounded warriors?
You probably should have been put on active orders during the MEB process - someone will correct me if I am wrong. If you aren't working with one of the veterans organizations (DAV, VFW, WWP, IAVA, etc, I would contact one and discuss things ASAP. Have you have had any legal advice? (Not making any assumptions with your name
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Sorry to hear your troubles legalbulldog.
Are you working with a VSO? Have you been in contact with wounded warriors?
You probably should have been put on active orders during the MEB process - someone will correct me if I am wrong. If you aren't working with one of the veterans organizations (DAV, VFW, WWP, IAVA, etc, I would contact one and discuss things ASAP. Have you have had any legal advice? (Not making any assumptions with your name
Thanks for the response. I am 'working' with DAV, at least they are listed as my 'representative'. I haven't really had any contact with DAV other than the occasional letter. I think that they made a half-ass attempt at putting me on MRP2 orders when I returned in 2010. I was screwed from the beginning, I was a holdover at demob and they did MRI's ect... The 'Dr.' (It was a NP come to find out) said I only needed meds and Physical Therapy and my knees and shoulders would get better. I signed my DD214 and went home, went to the V.A. they did all the same MRI's and said I needed surgery and that PT was making it worse, not better. They also said my knees would never get better, it was a degenerative injury. Oh and on my MEB findings the DR. stated "future canidate for total shoulder replacement". So I got that going for me, which is nice!
I have even contacted my Senator (Bill Nelson), he is a pro veteran senator. They contact the V.A. and the V.A. sends them some correspondence which basically says, "Tell him to contact his PEBLO". I feel like they just need to do some wholesale firings at the V.A. and hire some of us Broke D's to do the job, we couldn't do any worse.
OK. Nice Caddyshack reference by the way. I would hope that MAPARKER or Jason would might pick this up - you might try pm'ing them to get their opinion - sorry I couldn't be more help. I was "lucky", I'm also reserve, but was medevaced out of the 'stan and kept on orders at a WTU. I could have easily ended up in the same boat as you. Bob
I am guessing that is the difference, not being on AD orders. There are a couple of people in the same boat as me in my unit. I think that they (The VA or DOD or both) front load the people getting paid and say screw the reservist. Why else would it take this long? I already have a partial (20%) rating from the V.A. just through the regular disability process when demobing?
I am not sure of that and it is your unit dropping the ball, I was in the CBWTU for a long time and then placed on INCAP and have been on that for more then a year. I showed the regs to my CoC and they thumped the RSC and got it done.
My unit dropping the ball? Never. I just recently got an email from my new Recovery Care Coordinator and she said the same thing about INCAP. Maybe that is why I have a new RCC?
Problem is ebenefits says Review of Evidence as if the VA is still looking at it to determine ratings. If 2 May preliminary rating were done. Its weird the PEB has had it since then.
You need to go after the INCAP even if you have to use the IG to get the CoC to wake up, you are losing money right now and it is full pay and BAH but no rations. What RSC do you fall under?
99th RSC Ft. Dix.
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