What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee.
Later this year, I will be separated from the Army for exceeding my RCP. I will be eligible for over $50,000 in severance pay, reduced to about $36,000 after taxes. Prior to this deployment, I was given the option of a Med Board, but I elected to remain with my Soldiers for one more deployment.
To establish the fact that I am eligible for medical retirement, I offer the following: 14.5 years service, E-5, suffering from Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease (3 bulging discs and one torn disc), both brought on by Lupus. The Lupus is guaranteed to be Discoid in nature at a minimum, but Systemic Lupus Erythematosis can not be ruled out. I do not produce the ANA antibody, but I present most symptoms of SLE. I *should* be eligible for a minimum rating of 50% when everything is combined.
I am pretty sure I cannot complete the Med Board process quickly enough to be granted a Medical Retirement, but I will be eligible through the VA whenever the process is completed. Through research, I was able to garner that any benefits will be withheld until the service is repaid the severance pay, but I also understand that the medical retirement is non-taxable. How would I recover the additional $14,000 withheld in taxes once my claim is approved? Will I need to file an amended 1040 for 2009?
I just need to know if this is a possible avenue of approach. I understand that when approved for disability, I will not receive a check for about 5 years as the service is repaid, but I also do not want to lose the additional taxes paid as that equates to about 5 months worth of pay. TIA.
Later this year, I will be separated from the Army for exceeding my RCP. I will be eligible for over $50,000 in severance pay, reduced to about $36,000 after taxes. Prior to this deployment, I was given the option of a Med Board, but I elected to remain with my Soldiers for one more deployment.
To establish the fact that I am eligible for medical retirement, I offer the following: 14.5 years service, E-5, suffering from Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease (3 bulging discs and one torn disc), both brought on by Lupus. The Lupus is guaranteed to be Discoid in nature at a minimum, but Systemic Lupus Erythematosis can not be ruled out. I do not produce the ANA antibody, but I present most symptoms of SLE. I *should* be eligible for a minimum rating of 50% when everything is combined.
I am pretty sure I cannot complete the Med Board process quickly enough to be granted a Medical Retirement, but I will be eligible through the VA whenever the process is completed. Through research, I was able to garner that any benefits will be withheld until the service is repaid the severance pay, but I also understand that the medical retirement is non-taxable. How would I recover the additional $14,000 withheld in taxes once my claim is approved? Will I need to file an amended 1040 for 2009?
I just need to know if this is a possible avenue of approach. I understand that when approved for disability, I will not receive a check for about 5 years as the service is repaid, but I also do not want to lose the additional taxes paid as that equates to about 5 months worth of pay. TIA.