You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check.

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This Sucks!!

https://www.military.com/money/personal-finance/you-took-separation-pay-years-ago-now-va-wants-it-back-your-disability-check.html?ESRC=mr_260330.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mr&utm_campaign=20260330


Military.com | By Brandon Wile
Published March 27, 2026 at 1:40pm ET
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A Military.com reader recently wrote in describing a situation that thousands of veterans share: He left the Marine Corps in 2009 under high year tenure, received about $44,000 in separation pay before taxes, went through a full week of transition assistance classes, filed his Department of Veterans Affairs claims, and moved on with his life.

Seventeen years later, the VA began withholding his entire monthly disability compensation to recoup that separation pay. At 60% disabled with a back condition that prevents him from working a normal job, he lost his primary source of income. He estimates it will take nearly three years to pay it back.

He is not alone, and the problem is not new. It is one of the most persistent and least understood financial traps in the military-to-veteran pipeline.

Much more at the Link.

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1. With Trumpists, no promise or contract made by the USA has any meaning.

[ck4829]

2. Trump's financial "jenius" hard at work.

[Norrrm]

3. 1+

[vapor2]

4. The head grifter wants to pocket every dime he can

[Bayard]

5. Bring on the lawsuits

It seems to be the only hope of righting wrongs these days. In the meantime, this man, and many like him, have no income.

Losers!

[BComplex]

6. I'm tired of this regime screwing over the military!!!

I've had it!

[Puppyjive]

7. They took mine

Took it right out of my backpay. I never could understand it. It's like kicking you when your already down.

[Fil1957]

8. When Trump said members of the military were "suckers and losers", he meant it. Too bad vets aren't billionaires. Then

they wouldn't have to go through this shit.

[Puppyjive]

9. They took mine

Took it right out of my backpay. I never could understand it. It's like kicking you when your already down. Happened back in 98. It's not a new thing.

[Cha]

10. I'm so Sorry... Why ae they entitled to steal it back?

This Cruel and Unusual Punishment for our Vets.

[Mysterian]

11. In the case of disability benefits, VA will not recoup VSI but will recoup SSB

https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/plan/separation-payments/voluntary-separation-incentive/

The article is poorly written because it omits that important detail.

But chickenshit trumpians will do their best to fuck over the most veterans they can.

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12. Thanks for the clarification! Appreciate it!