Whenever I read Matthiessen the naturalist, I am reminded of a film clip I once saw of him trying to catch a snake in the wild.
This webpage only addresses apportionment of incarcerated veterans' benefits, which is the VA's process of taking all or some of a veteran's benefits that would otherwise be reduced or suspended due to incarceration and instead paying those benefits to the veteran's eligible dependents based on their demonstrated financial need.
Waiving Retirement Pay for VA Benefits. 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.