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According to the aides, however, the VA said it could not make retroactive payments without auditing its previous education claims, which it said would delay future claims. The aides asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
NBC News previously reported that some veterans were forced into desperate financial straits stemming from a change in calculating housing allowances under the Forever GI Bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July 2017. When its computers were unable to process that change, the VA quickly faced a backlog of veterans’ claims three times higher than normal.
Because of those issues, the VA had announced earlier on Wednesday that it would delay the Forever GI Bill housing allowance changes until Dec. 2019 — and again promised that retroactive payments would be made to those who did not receive a correct amount.
But VA officials told congressional staffers in a telephone call on Wednesday morning that once the system is made right next year, they will not make retroactive payments to those who were underpaid because of the housing miscalculations.
"They are essentially going to ignore the law and say that that change only goes forward from Dec. 2019," one aide told NBC News.
The reason the VA decided that it would not make the retroactive payments is because it would have to audit all its previous education claims prior to Dec. 2019, meaning the VA would potentially have to inspect 2 million claims, the aide said.
originally posted by: BlackJackal
According to the aides, however, the VA said it could not make retroactive payments without auditing its previous education claims, which it said would delay future claims. The aides asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
originally posted by: notsure1
a reply to: BlackJackal
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originally posted by: rickymouse
I think this is just delaying the payment so it doesn't take away the help and resources to make sure other onboard claims get paid properly. I read a small article about this but did not pay too much attention to how this was going to happen.
I didn't think they were going to cancel the payment, just defer it down the road a bit.
originally posted by: BlackJackal
originally posted by: rickymouse
I think this is just delaying the payment so it doesn't take away the help and resources to make sure other onboard claims get paid properly. I read a small article about this but did not pay too much attention to how this was going to happen.
I didn't think they were going to cancel the payment, just defer it down the road a bit.
I can't find anything that states that. If so, that would be much better than what this article states.
originally posted by: Ksihkehe
originally posted by: BlackJackal
originally posted by: rickymouse
I think this is just delaying the payment so it doesn't take away the help and resources to make sure other onboard claims get paid properly. I read a small article about this but did not pay too much attention to how this was going to happen.
I didn't think they were going to cancel the payment, just defer it down the road a bit.
I can't find anything that states that. If so, that would be much better than what this article states.
You're really sad. I barely post here now because of this sociopathic anti-Trump crap. It's really sad. I hope you find some kind of peace. Best of luck in 2020.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill allowance is set to match the military Basic Allowance for Housing rate for married enlisted members in paygrade E-5. That rate varies by housing locale and is adjusted annually to keep pace with local rental costs.
The first change made by the Colmery Act required that the allowance be based on where students physically attend classes rather than the location of colleges or schools where students are enrolled. So, if a college is headquartered in a city but students takes courses at smaller town campuses or online courses from suburbia or rural residences, the allowance falls. Current GI Bill users, however, are protected from the change; it applies only to students who initially enroll in classes on or after Aug. 1, 2018.
The second allowance change also applies prospectively, to veterans who first use their GI Bill on or after Jan. 1, 2018. This change takes account how Congress has dampened the value of military housing allowances in recent years by adopting a five-year plan to curb inflation adjustments to rates by a full percentage point per year.
Congress had exempted the GI Bill stipend from this initiative. The Colmery law repealed the rate protection for new student veterans. Those who began using their GI Bill before Jan. 1, 2018, continue to receive the higher non-adjusted allowance rate for E-5, which the military no longer uses.
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: Ksihkehe
originally posted by: BlackJackal
originally posted by: rickymouse
I think this is just delaying the payment so it doesn't take away the help and resources to make sure other onboard claims get paid properly. I read a small article about this but did not pay too much attention to how this was going to happen.
I didn't think they were going to cancel the payment, just defer it down the road a bit.
I can't find anything that states that. If so, that would be much better than what this article states.
You're really sad. I barely post here now because of this sociopathic anti-Trump crap. It's really sad. I hope you find some kind of peace. Best of luck in 2020.
Sad, really wow. You let anti Trump posts on a public forum affect you so much you don't want to post anymore, you should go sit in the corner with the other kids...
originally posted by: notsure1
a reply to: BlackJackal
That funny here I was thinking you didnt respond to me because I destroy your narrative in one sentence.
originally posted by: Metallicus
a reply to: Ksihkehe
I am coming here less as well. Not worth arguing with bigoted idiots.