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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.
Waiver of Retired Pay. Under certain circumstances a military retiree may choose to waive part or all of their military retirement pay. A waiver is the relinquishment of all or a portion of one benefit to qualify for another benefit. Veterans frequently waive only so much of their retired pay as is equal to the amount of VA disability compensation to which they are entitled.