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I was deployed last year and returned home last July, then took my 28 days of leave through the month of August. I’m enrolled full time at school and applied my post 9/11 benefits to which my tuition and book allowance was paid. But because on paper my deployment orders ran up to Nov 3, the VA said I cannot receive housing allowance for the months of Aug, Sept, and Oct. because I was still on active duty orders, even though I wasn’t getting any paychecks after my leave ended. Does anyone know if that sounds correct? It seems entirely wrong to withhold housing payments just because your orders ran for 400 days.
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You were on active duty orders but not being paid? Something's not adding up.
If you had your orders curtailed, then you should have an amendment to those orders showing your new REFRAD date (or a new set of orders which superseded the old orders). If you were on valid active duty orders still, then your lack of pay is something you need to handle though finance channels.
The VA is likely going off of your original orders. If you have any changes, make sure you get it to them.
Their view is a very binary one. If you're on active duty, no housing. If you aren't on active duty, housing allowance authorized (if at at least 50% part-time or greater).
If you had your orders curtailed, then you should have an amendment to those orders showing your new REFRAD date (or a new set of orders which superseded the old orders). If you were on valid active duty orders still, then your lack of pay is something you need to handle though finance channels.
The VA is likely going off of your original orders. If you have any changes, make sure you get it to them.
Their view is a very binary one. If you're on active duty, no housing. If you aren't on active duty, housing allowance authorized (if at at least 50% part-time or greater).
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Col. Cudworth,
Our original orders were for 400 days but it was a 9 month mob. The VA was under the impression I was active for the entire 400 so they withheld the housing payments. I've sent them my 214 and this should be enough to resolve the issue.
Thank you for the response, Sir.
Our original orders were for 400 days but it was a 9 month mob. The VA was under the impression I was active for the entire 400 so they withheld the housing payments. I've sent them my 214 and this should be enough to resolve the issue.
Thank you for the response, Sir.
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SPC (Join to see) - The DD 214 would show the end of your active duty, but check your iPERMS: there should be one final amendment to your deployment order with an end date (or total number of days) that ended with your leave. That order had to be generated prior to completing the DD 214 because that's where they got the final date.
Show that amendment with the original order, and they should fix your housing pay.
Show that amendment with the original order, and they should fix your housing pay.
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The 400 days for MOB orders is to cover MOB process, Mission length and DEMOB process. While you were on Leave for 28 days, you were still on orders. You should have received REFRAD date when DEMOBing and then REFRAD orders. The date of the REFRAD is the date you were released from Active Duty. When DEMOBing, the process at S1 tells you how many Leave days you have, you fill out the Leave form if you don't want to sell. They also tell you what your REFRAD date is. Your REFRAD date is adjusted based on the Leave days taken. Your last day of Leave plus a day (give or take) would have been your REFRAD date. Again, you should have received REFRAD orders. If your REFRAD was NOT until November, that is why you wouldn't be getting the Housing Allowance. If your REFRAD was BEFORE November, then you should have received BAH for any time after your REFRAD. Go to your School Registrar and speak with the Veterans Rep at the Registrar, show them your 214 and your REFRAD orders. Also, speak with your VSO at the VA to show them these forms. Hopefully, things should get cleared up.
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I”m assuming you went out on terminal leave. If that’s the case I believe you technically did get paid those months. You are still paid up to your ETS and I think that’s why you are getting that answer from the VA. But as LTC Chu recommends check with the schools veteran counselor.
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