I am too. The ODC said a lot of folks get confused on the whole "pay it back part" and as far as appealing it goes he said I would be crazy given that I have everything to lose, and only the status of "retired" to gain. He said my situation is equal to seeing a real unicorn in the wild, and it really just shouldn't happen.Nice! I’m happy to hear that you won’t be on the hook to pay that severance pay back. Thanks for updating us on the the info!
That's awesome! What if the VA rated you say 10% for the condition that separated you and the Air Force rated you at 0%. Would you have to pay the full severance or would there be a smaller amount owed back?Ok so here is some new learned knowledge.
I am taking my severance pay which is approx. $140K. My unfit condition that is separating me was rated at 0 by the VA. However the VA has rated me at 100% disabled.
What does this mean?
This means that I do NOT have to pay back a single red cent of the severance pay because the Air Force is not paying me for a condition that the VA is going to pay me for. The ODC has 100% confirmed this
So I would have to pay back 10% every month from the VA money, which would mean that I would have to live forever to pay off the full severanceThat's awesome! What if the VA rated you say 10% for the condition that separated you and the Air Force rated you at 0%. Would you have to pay the full severance or would there be a smaller amount owed back?
That seems like a pretty busted system... I'm happy you don't have to pay it back!So I would have to pay back 10% every month from the VA money, which would mean that I would have to live forever to pay off the full severance
It is, but it's also a product of in past they used to garnish the severance check payback by a lot. Now they base it on what conditions the VA rated you for. So in my situation the process and system works great, but for many others it's a giant pain.That seems like a pretty busted system... I'm happy you don't have to pay it back!