from active duty due to restructuring or a reduction in force. VA must recoup VSP from a disability compensation he/she unless Veteran’s was eligible to retire (20 or more years of active service), to include transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, at the time DoD awarded VSP is eligible to receive combat-related special compensation, or receives a waiver from the Secretary of his/her service department. For exceptions to the requirement to recoup VSP from Air Force Exception: Veterans, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 4.B.4. Upon receipt of a waiver for a Veteran whose disability compensation Note: VA is already withholding for the recoupment of VSP, discontinue the withholding and release all previously withheld compensation. o. Indicators A usually contains information that indicates DD Form 214 Veteran’s on DD Form whether he/she received VSP and, if so, the amount. 214 of a Veteran’s The table below shows where this information is located on the form and how Receipt of VSP it might appear. Block on Information the Block Contains DD Form 214 26 One of the following separation codes: KCN MCN, or FCN. 28 Narrative reason for separation. Example: Service member initiated discharge/release with VSP as authorized under Title 10 U.S.C. 1175a. 18 (Remarks) Estimate of the amount of VSP the Veteran received. Important: Service departments have not historically been consistent in their use of codes and narrative reasons on DD Form 214. Because the amount of separation benefits shown on 214 are not DD Form always accurate, they must be verified through the means described in Part III, Subpart v, 4.B.2.b. VRI is a payment DoD offers to encourage voluntary retirement by officers p. VRI who have served for more than 20 years.
from active duty due to restructuring or a reduction in force. VA must recoup VSP from a Veteran’s disability compensation unless he/she was eligible to retire (20 or more years of active service), to include transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, at the time DoD awarded VSP is eligible to receive combat-related special compensation, or receives a waiver from the Secretary of his/her service department. Exception: For exceptions to the requirement to recoup VSP from Air Force Veterans, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 4.B.4. Note: Upon receipt of a waiver for a Veteran whose disability compensation VA is already withholding for the recoupment of VSP, discontinue the withholding and release all previously withheld compensation. o. Indicators on DD Form 214 of a Veteran’s Receipt of VSP A Veteran’s DD Form 214 usually contains information that indicates whether he/she received VSP and, if so, the amount. The table below shows where this information is located on the form and how it might appear. Block on DD Form 214 Information the Block Contains 26 One of the following separation codes: KCN MCN, or FCN. 28 Narrative reason for separation. Example: Service member initiated discharge/release with VSP as authorized under Title 10 U.S.C. 1175a. 18 (Remarks) Estimate of the amount of VSP the Veteran received. Important: Service departments have not historically been consistent in their use of codes and narrative reasons on DD Form 214. Because the amount of separation benefits shown on DD Form 214 are not always accurate, they must be verified through the means described in Part III, Subpart v, 4.B.2.b. p. VRI VRI is a payment DoD offers to encourage voluntary retirement by officers who have served for more than 20 years.