Just got this most excellent email:
Sir,
Your claim has been reviewed by a case manager and it will be completed shortly. Your claim was submitted for 12 months. The case manager determined you are eligible for 12 months. This calculation is based on the difference between your ETS, (contractual obligation) and your release from active duty (REFRAD date). It is only for days served on active duty. Additionally, recent legislation concerning re-enlistment bonuses may affect an individual?s eligibility for retroactive stop loss pay. The legislation requires the Army to review all claims, to verify whether or not the soldier received a bonus, prior to delivery to DFAS for payment. Therefore this will require additional time to process all claims. Thank you.
-Stop Loss Case Manager NC
Considering the fact that I took no bonus money, I should be expecting nine months of tax-free stop loss money, and three months of taxed stop loss money (my last three months were outside of a designated combat zone). Good news indeed.
If you are a veteran and fell under stop loss in OIF or OEF, and you do not know what I am talking about you need to go read this now.