The Board determined that VA is authorized to recoup the full amount of separation pay, which was $38,715.74 after taxes.
The deciding factor: Based on the provisions of 10 U.S.C.A. § 1174(h)(2), the total amount of separation pay VA is authorized to recoup is the gross amount minus all federal taxes paid.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0419203
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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