Military Retiree Debt Waiver Request Process
What is a waiver?A waiver is an act of the government to intentionally relinquish its claim against an individual for a debt resulting from erroneous payments of wages or allowances. If you did not know you had a debt, you can apply for a waiver.
How do I file a waiver?
Please complete the DD Form 2789 to initiate the waiver process. Carefully follow the instructions on the form. You may find it useful to contact your Retired Pay Office to recover documents related to the debt and answer questions regarding the debt.
Retired members cannot be considered for remission of a debt, they must seek relief through the waiver process.
To apply for waiver you must not indicate on the waiver application that you dispute the validity of the debt or your application could be rejected. If a debt is disputed, you can ask the Retired Pay Office at 800-321-1080 to conduct an audit before you proceed with the application process.
Upon final determination of your audit, if you would like to request a waiver, you may proceed with the waiver process. If you do get an audit determination, please ensure that you include the results of your audit with your, and a statement acknowledging the validity of the debt, with the waiver application.
If you are retired and your debt occurred while on active duty you may submit your application directly to the Remission and Waivers Department:
DFAS-IN
8899 East 56th Street
Department 3300 (Waivers/Remissions)
Indianapolis, IN 46249-3300
Fax: 317-212-8654
E-mail: RemissionWaiverIndy@dfas.mil
8899 East 56th Street
Department 3300 (Waivers/Remissions)
Indianapolis, IN 46249-3300
Fax: 317-212-8654
E-mail: RemissionWaiverIndy@dfas.mil
What documents should I send with the application?
Submit all documents pertaining to the debt, such as pay statements, contracts, email correspondences, and memos.You should include all documents pertaining to the debt such as forms which authorized erroneous payments which caused the debt, leave and earnings statements (LESs), enlistment/bonus contracts, memo’s and e-mail traffic.
Common debts and required documents to submit with your application:
- VA Compensation and Retired Pay debts - VA Form 21-526 and/or VA Form 21-651 and DD Form 214
- Disability Retire Temporary Disabled Retired List (TDRL) - all notifications from the Physical Evaluation Board.
- Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retired Disability Pay (CRDP) - letters from the agency that establishes your rating and awards the compensation.