The Board found that the recoupment of separation pay by withholding VA disability compensation in the amount of $13,037.57 was proper under applicable law.
The deciding factor: VA disability compensation should be offset to recoup the total amount of special separation benefits received by a former member of the armed forces as required by 10 U.S.C.A. § 1174 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.700(a)(5)(i).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0400403
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