Veterans Compensation: Offset of DOD Separation Pay and VA Disability Compensation

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO examined the offset of Department of Defense (DOD) separation pay and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation, focusing on: (1) the purpose of separation pay programs; (2) the justification for offsetting pay; (3) the federal government's cost of repealing certain offsets; and (4) whether these offsets have discouraged DOD personnel from separating voluntarily.