Get Va Form 21 8951

At the beginning of the year (usually around February), you should receive VA Form 21-8951, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances (pdf). You will use this form to elect which pay you want to waive—your VA pay, or your military pay.

If you receive VA compensation for your VA disability, military retired pay is reduced by the VA waiver. The VA waiver is where you waive retired pay to receive VA compensation. The reason is because of double-dipping laws that state you can't be paid twice by the government for the same event.

If your VA disability rating is 40% or lower, your military retirement pay is offset by the amount of your VA compensation. In other words, a 40% disability rating doesn't mean 40% of your retirement pay is tax-free.

Drill pay cannot legally be paid concurrently with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefits, under 10 U.S.C. 12316 and 38 U.S.C. 5304(c). A veteran must waive either VA benefits or drill pay.

VA Form 21-8951, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances, which is discussed elsewhere in this topic, uses the terms military pay and training pay instead of drill pay.

The law requires that a military retiree waive a portion of their gross DoD retired pay, dollar for dollar, by the amount of their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation pay; this is known as the VA waiver (or VA offset).

If you are a Soldier receiving Veterans Administration (VA) Disability Compensation (DC) you may not receive DC and military pay for the same day. You must complete a VA Form 21-8951-2 to elect either to waive your DC or your military pay for periods of military duty.

Yes, you can receive your military retirement pay and VA disability if you served more than 20 years. You must also qualify for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) by having a disability rating of at least 50%.

However, a Veteran may, on his/her own initiative, notify VA of his/her receipt (or anticipated receipt) of drill pay, and whether he/she chooses to waive VA benefits or drill pay, by completing and submitting VA Form 21-8951-2, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances.

Procedures of the Military Departments may suspend retired pays under authority of the head of the retired pay activity, if the retiree fails to take necessary administrative actions on time, or if the retiree declines further payments.

If you are a Soldier receiving Veterans Administration (VA) Disability Compensation (DC) you may not receive DC and military pay for the same day. You must complete a VA Form 21-8951-2 to elect either to waive your DC or your military pay for periods of military duty.

You can request a waiver if you can't afford to repay your full debt balance—even with smaller monthly payments over time. We may grant a waiver for part or all of a VA debt. If we grant your waiver request, you won't have to repay the amount we agree to waive.

At the beginning of the year (usually around February), you should receive VA Form 21-8951, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances (pdf). You will use this form to elect which pay you want to waive—your VA pay, or your military pay.

If you receive VA compensation for your VA disability, military retired pay is reduced by the VA waiver. The VA waiver is where you waive retired pay to receive VA compensation. The reason is because of double-dipping laws that state you can't be paid twice by the government for the same event.

If your VA disability rating is 40% or lower, your military retirement pay is offset by the amount of your VA compensation. In other words, a 40% disability rating doesn't mean 40% of your retirement pay is tax-free.

Drill pay cannot legally be paid concurrently with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefits, under 10 U.S.C. 12316 and 38 U.S.C. 5304(c). A veteran must waive either VA benefits or drill pay.

VA Form 21-8951, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances, which is discussed elsewhere in this topic, uses the terms military pay and training pay instead of drill pay.

The law requires that a military retiree waive a portion of their gross DoD retired pay, dollar for dollar, by the amount of their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation pay; this is known as the VA waiver (or VA offset).

If you are a Soldier receiving Veterans Administration (VA) Disability Compensation (DC) you may not receive DC and military pay for the same day. You must complete a VA Form 21-8951-2 to elect either to waive your DC or your military pay for periods of military duty.

Yes, you can receive your military retirement pay and VA disability if you served more than 20 years. You must also qualify for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) by having a disability rating of at least 50%.

However, a Veteran may, on his/her own initiative, notify VA of his/her receipt (or anticipated receipt) of drill pay, and whether he/she chooses to waive VA benefits or drill pay, by completing and submitting VA Form 21-8951-2, Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances.

Procedures of the Military Departments may suspend retired pays under authority of the head of the retired pay activity, if the retiree fails to take necessary administrative actions on time, or if the retiree declines further payments.

If you are a Soldier receiving Veterans Administration (VA) Disability Compensation (DC) you may not receive DC and military pay for the same day. You must complete a VA Form 21-8951-2 to elect either to waive your DC or your military pay for periods of military duty.