I have been conducting some research on the PDBR and retroactive pay, especially for those who received severance.
It appears it might be in the best interest of the veteran to wait until the severance is all paid back to apply to the PDBR. When somebody gets placed on the PDRL it will be retroactive and the severance pay might be seen as an overpayment since it is taken out dollar for dollar for tax free VA compensation with the retirement being retroactive to the ETS date.
This is going to be a total cluster and cause heartache to veterans. I hope i am wrong. I have paid off most of my severance and was told by a VA rep that nothing would change for me. I guess i will never see my severance pay again. This is extremely confusing.
It appears it might be in the best interest of the veteran to wait until the severance is all paid back to apply to the PDBR. When somebody gets placed on the PDRL it will be retroactive and the severance pay might be seen as an overpayment since it is taken out dollar for dollar for tax free VA compensation with the retirement being retroactive to the ETS date.
This is going to be a total cluster and cause heartache to veterans. I hope i am wrong. I have paid off most of my severance and was told by a VA rep that nothing would change for me. I guess i will never see my severance pay again. This is extremely confusing.