The recoupment of the veteran's separation pay from his VA disability compensation was determined to be proper according to the law.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the law, as written by Congress and implemented by VA regulation, required the recoupment of the veteran's after-tax separation pay in the amount of $6,325.00, received when he was discharged from service in 2003, by withholding in monthly allotments payments of disability compensation benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0903488
What this means for you
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