Obtaining a Verification of Pay (VOP) Letter for Retirees and SBP Annuitants

Military retirees, who may not have a traditional paycheck to offer as proof of income, have a couple of options to show income. Among the common documents creditors use are pay stubs, tax returns, or bank statements. Your Retiree Account Statement (RAS) contains information on your pay and deductions that many potential creditors require. The last 12 months of your RAS are available on myPay (https://mypay.dfas.mil). If you cannot access myPay and you need a hard copy RAS mailed to you, you can call the Retired and Annuitant Pay Customer Care center at 800-321-1080.
 
You may also generate a ‘Verification of Pay’ letter which DFAS also offers military retirees on the myPay platform. Once you are logged into myPay, in the left-hand column under the STATEMENTS banner is a link for a Verification of Pay Letter. Clicking on the link will generate an electronic letter in your name, including the home address you have on file and the monthly gross amount of your military retired pay. The letter will be dated the day of your request and has the official Department of Defense seal and the return address of DFAS. 
 
Once your letter is generated, there will be an option to get a “Printer Friendly” version by clicking on the printer icon, located in the upper right-hand corner of the letter display. This will open a new popup version that allows for you to either print the letter to hand to the creditor or you can mail it via postal mail.
 
In the event you need to send the VOP letter electronically via email or by uploading into a website, you can download the letter as an Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) file. To download the letter, click the icon with the down arrow with the line under it. This should generate a popup allowing you to save the PDF letter to your computer.  
 
Please see the article, askDFAS Refresh: Detailed Tour for Retirees, within this newsletter for additional information regarding requesting a VOP Letter via our askDFAS online tool.
 
SBP Annuitants may request a VOP Letter by calling the Retired and Annuitant Pay Customer Care Center at 800-321-1080 or submitting a request to:
 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
U.S. Military Retired Pay
8899 E 56th Street
Indianapolis IN 46249-1200

or by Fax: 800-469-6559
 
Please see the article, askDFAS Refresh: Detailed Tour for SBP Annuitants, within this newsletter for additional information regarding requesting a VOP Letter via our askDFAS online tool.