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A member who waives his or her retired pay in order to receive VA compensation or a pension may benefit for these reasons: 1  VA benefits are nontaxable income for federal, state, and local income taxation. 2  VA benefits may exceed the retired pay entitlement.
The VA can reduce compensation when a veteran is in any local, state or federal jail or prison for more than 60 days. On day 61, the VA can reduce the benefits; if the Veteran was receiving benefits of 20% or more, the VA can reduce the benefit to 10% (this is the current law, and could change).