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GENERAL:
Combat-Related Special
Compensation (CRSC) for certain disabled Uniformed Service Retirees
has been codified in law at section 1413a, Title 10, United States
Code. The law was enacted December 2, 2002, by Section 636 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law
107-314, December 2, 2002). CRSC provides compensation to certain
retirees with combat-related disabilities that qualify under the
criteria set forth in the law. For additional information regarding
implementation, eligibility and application visit the Department of
Defense (DOD) website at:
https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/crsc/
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Concurrent Disability Pay:
Public Law 108-136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, contained a provision to restore the retired pay currently deducted from retirees’ accounts due to their receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation (currently reflected on Retiree Account Statements as the “VA waiver”).
This restoration of retired pay is known as Concurrent Disability Pay (CDP). It is applicable to all retirees who have a VA-rated, service-connected disability of 50% or higher with the exception of disability retirees with less than 20 years of service and retirees who have combined their military time and civil service time to qualify for a civil service retirement. The phased-in restoration will begin January 1, 2004 with the first payments arriving February 2, 2004. CDP will be direct deposited or mailed based on retirees’ current retired pay and VA system information. The rates will automatically increase or decrease based on the percentage of disability reported by the VA:
If rated at 100%, $750.00
If rated at 90%, $500.00
If rated at 80%, $350.00
If rated at 70%, $250.00
If rated at 60%, $125.00
If rated at 50%, $100.00
These amounts will increase each year until January of 2014 when eligible members will receive their full retired pay entitlement and their VA disability compensation with no reduction. Please note that CDP pay cannot exceed gross retired pay. For example, a retiree who is rated at 100% as indicated above but whose gross retired pay is only $631.00 will only have $631.00 restored.
For more details, visit http://www.dod.mil/dfas/money/retired/condispay.htm
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