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Service Officer Training
Concurrent Retirement &
Disability Payments(CRDP) /
Combat Related Special
Compensation(CRSC)
David Jungquist
Training Officer
[email protected]
VA VSO Dedicated Phone
Support: 855-225-0709
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Two Forms of Concurrent Receipt
A Decision Matrix
CRSC
Benefit
Concurrent Retirement
Disability Pay
(CRDP)
Full Concurrent Receipt
Yes
No – 10 yr phase in
(except 100% ratings)
VA Rating Starts At
10%
50%
Federal Tax
Tax Free
Taxed
File Claims
Must Apply
Automatic
Retroactive Pay
Yes
Yes
Qualified Injury
Combat Linked
Service Connected
Divisible with Spouse
Nob
Yes
Available to Chapter 61 Medical and TDRL
retirees with less than 20 years of service
Yes
No
Available to TERA retirees
Yes
Yes
Notes
a. A retiree may switch between programs during an annual “Open Season” between December and January
b. Except as garnishment for alimony or child support and debt owed to the U.S.
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Concurrent Retirement And
Disability Payments (CRDP)
 Provides for a 10 year phase out of the
offset to military retired pay due to
receipt of VA disability compensation.
 Rates increased by approximately 10% a
year and totally phased out in 2014
 Must be retiree based on 20 years
service and elect compensation.
 Includes Guard and Reservists at age 60
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 Includes CH61 retirees with 20 years
service.
 Must have disability of 50% or more as
rated by VA
 No application necessary, automatic
data exchange.
 Benefits under this program are taxable.
 Program began 1-1-04
 Veterans rated 100% receive full retired
pay 1-1-05
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Initial & Additional Rates
Initial Rates: Year 2004
 100%
 90%
 80%
 70%
 60%
 50%
750
500
350
250
125
100
Additional Rates by Year
 2005: 10%
 2006: 28%
 2007: 49.60%
 2008: 69.76%
 2009: 84.88%
 2010: 93.95%
 2011: 98.18%
 2012: 99.64%
 2013: 99.96%
 2014: 100.00%
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How does CRDP Work?
 Example:
Vet rated at 50% with no dependents
$770
-$100 (initial calendar year 04 rate)
= $670 x 84.88% (calendar year 09)
= $568.70 + 100 = $668.70 Total CRDP
VA Comp @ 50% - CRDP Amount =
Amount of retired pay withheld: $770.00 –
$668.70 = $101.30
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 Benefits not payable until after 10-01-08
 Retro will be paid to 01-01-05
 Payment due from DFAS not VA
 Toll Free DFAS #: 1-800-321-1080
 Handout #1
(Double click to open)
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Combat-Related Special
Compensation (CRSC)
 What is CRSC?
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Congressionally mandated benefits program recognizing the
sacrifice of eligible military Retirees
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One of two concurrent receipt programs; The other is CRDP
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Replaces VA-disability compensation subtracted from retired pay
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Provides monthly tax-free payments based on retiree pay and VA
disability rating
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Available to all Retirees from all components and all Branches of
Service
 Note: This is a DOD program – VA assists with information
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INCLUDES IU FROM 1-1-04
NON TAXABLE
1-1-08 INCLUDES MEDICAL RETIREMENT
CH 61 LESS THAN 20 YEARS
INCLUDES TEMPORARY DISABILITY
RETIRED LIST (TDRL)
INCLUDES TEMPORARY EARLY
RETIREMENT AUTHORITY (TERA)
CAN GET ONLY CRSC OR CRDP NOT BOTH
CRSC ALWAYS BEST FOR VA RATED
DISABILITIES OF LESS THAN 50%
MUST ELECT BETWEEN DECEMBER &
JANUARY OF EACH YEAR
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Who Is Eligible for CRSC?
Must have All Four
1. AC, RC, NG with Retirees:
20-Years Service
Chapter 61 Medical**
Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL)**
Temporary Early Retirement Act (TERA)***
2. 10% or greater VA rated injury that is combatrelated
Injury/Illness claimed
must result from at
Least One
1. Simulating War (SW)
2. Hazardous Service (HS)
3. Instrumentality of War (IN)
4. Armed Conflict (AC)
3. Receiving military retired pay
4. Military retired pay is reduced by VA disability
payments (VA Waiver)
Note: Includes VA presumptive injuries
*Program inception June 2003
**Medical Chapter 61 and TDRL retirees with one to 19 years are eligible
***TERA retirees with 15-19 years are eligible for CRSC, but not if they choose severance
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Simulating War
 Directly caused by military training
 Injuries occurring at special training locations or during FTX’s are not
simulating war unless directly related to the training
 PT, sporting events or accidents relating to maintenance are not considered
simulating war
Hazardous Service
 Includes, but is not limited to:
– Aerial Flight – Parachute Duty
– Demolition Duty – Experimental Stress Duty
– Diving Duty
 Disability must be directly caused by actual performance of hazardous duty
 Example: Being a Jump Master, having multiple jumps or being assigned to an
Airborne unit is not automatic evidence of cause for Hazardous Service
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Instrumentalities of War
 A vehicle, vessel or device designed primarily for military use or a non-unique
device used in a particular hazardous manner by the military, or a civilian
vehicle pressed into a “combat-platform” i.e., mount machine gun
 Incurrence during an actual period of war is not required
 Used for its intended purpose; for example, injuries occurred during routine
maintenance would not be considered combat “related”
Armed Conflict
 Incurred while the Soldier was engaged in armed conflict
 Incurred while the Soldier was a prisoner of war or detained against his/her
will by a hostile force
 Incurred while attempting escape from prisoner of war status
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 AMOUNT PAYABLE:
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AMOUNT EQUAL TO AMOUNT OF
COMPENSATION VA WOULD PAY
FOR THE COMBAT RELATED
DISABILITIES
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DID NOT INCLUDE DEPENDENTS
ALLOWANCE PRIOR TO 1-1-04
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CANNOT EXCEED GROSS RETIRED
PAY
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CRSC Claim Form
Section I: Personal Identification
Section II: Preliminary CRSC Criteria
Section III: Service History
Section IV: Combated-relatedness determination
Section V: Documentation Inventory
Section VI: Certification and Waiver
Section VII: Signature
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* If you are currently receiving CRDP payments and apply for CRSC, DFAS will give you whichever payment is higher.
Supporting Documents
• DO Submit:
– A signed claim form
– Copies of ALL VA rating decisions which include the letter and the
narrative summaries
– Medical documentation from a Military Treatment Facility (MTF) or
Veteran’s Administration (VA) Medical Center
– Copies of ALL DD214’s and DD215’s
– Official documents that supports “HOW” the specific disability being
claimed meets the criteria for combat-related
• DO NOT Submit:
– Electronic media, EKGs, lab slips, or dental records
– Personal or “Buddy” statements
The top two reasons CRSC claims are disapproved:
1.
2.
Documentation submitted does not tell HOW the injury occurred
The VA-rating decision Narrative Summary was not provided
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Handout #2: CRSC
(Double click to open)
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CRSC Summary
 What is it?
 Provides monthly tax-free payments based on Retiree pay and VA
disability rating
 Who is eligible?
 Retirees whose retired pay is being reduced by VA disability payments
 How to qualify?
 Injury or Illness claimed must result from Simulating War (SW)
Hazardous Service (HS), Instrumentality of War (IN), or Armed Conflict
(AC)
 How to file?
 Submit DD Form 2860 with appropriate supporting
documentation as outlined in Program Guidance
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