Also Mil.com has an active CRDP CRSC forum to explain these programs.
Benefits Home > > Combat-Related Special CompensationCombat-Related Special Compensation
Simply put Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) provides military retirees a monthly compensation that replaces their VA disability offset. This means that qualified military retirees with 20 or more years of service that have "combat related" VA-rated disability will no longer have their military retirement pay reduced by the amount of their VA disability compensation. Instead they will receive both their full military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation. The following is a summary of Combat-Related Special Compensation:
Expanded CRSC Coverage
Combat-Related Special Compensation Eligibility
The Value of the CRSC Benefit
The Application Process
Expanded CRSC Coverage
The 2004 National Defense Authorization Act, Combat Related Special Compensation was expanded to include disabilities incurred as a direct result of:
Armed Conflict
Hazardous Duty
Conditions Simulating War
An Instrumentality of War
Unlike concurrent receipt, CRSC will not be phased in over ten years. Once a military retiree has been determined to be qualified they will receive their regular retirement pay plus an additional sum based on their VA disability rating.
Note: CRSC is relatively new legislation, and was recently revised. Many of the policies and procedures are left to the discretion of the parent military branch, and are subject to change in the coming months.
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Combat-Related Special Compensation Eligibility
With the inception of the CRSC program on June 1, 2003, the following eligibility requirements were established:
Retirees had to apply to their respective branch of service to be approved for CRSC.
Retirees had to be in receipt of VA compensation.
Retirees had to be in receipt of military retired pay or be in a suspended pay status due to receipt of VA compensation.
Retirees had to have an approved combat-related VA disability rating of 60% or greater.
Retirees having an approved combat-related disability associated with a Purple Heart had to have a rating of 10% or greater.
Retirees had to have 20 years of active service or, for reservists, 7,200 reserve points in order to be eligible.
Effective January 1, 2004, CRSC eligibility was extended to retirees with combat-related VA disability ratings between 10% and 50%.
Additionally, reservists needed only 20 years of qualifying service (supported by documentation from the applicable branch of service such as a 20-year letter, retirement orders or a statement of service) in order to be eligible.
Please note that qualified reservists will not receive CRSC until they begin to receive retired pay at age 60.
Temporary Early Retirement Authorization (TERA) retirees are not eligible to receive CRSC unless they have returned to active duty and accumulated enough service time to meet the 20-year requirement before retiring for the second time.
Click here for the exact wording of this new law.
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The Value of the CRSC Benefit:
The following table shows a sampling of how much extra you may get each month based on your VA disability rating.
Combat related VA Disability Rating Monthly CRSC
100% $2,393
90% $1,436
80% $1,277
70% $1,099
60% $873
50% $690
40% $485
30% $337
20% $218
10% $112
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The CRSC Application Process:
To receive Combat Related Special Compensation you must submit your application (DD form 2860), through your parent military service branch. Each service branch has the authority to determine your eligibility.
For more information on how to apply contact your parent military service branch:
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In January the criteria for CRSC -Combat Related Special Compensation changed:
Jerry O raised a question on this and I feel the whole shibang needs to be posted here again:
from: http://www.military.com/benefits/military-...-compensation#2
Also Mil.com has an active CRDP CRSC forum to explain these programs.
Benefits Home > > Combat-Related Special CompensationCombat-Related Special Compensation
Simply put Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) provides military retirees a monthly compensation that replaces their VA disability offset. This means that qualified military retirees with 20 or more years of service that have "combat related" VA-rated disability will no longer have their military retirement pay reduced by the amount of their VA disability compensation. Instead they will receive both their full military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation. The following is a summary of Combat-Related Special Compensation:
Expanded CRSC Coverage
Combat-Related Special Compensation Eligibility
The Value of the CRSC Benefit
The Application Process
Expanded CRSC Coverage
The 2004 National Defense Authorization Act, Combat Related Special Compensation was expanded to include disabilities incurred as a direct result of:
Armed Conflict
Hazardous Duty
Conditions Simulating War
An Instrumentality of War
Unlike concurrent receipt, CRSC will not be phased in over ten years. Once a military retiree has been determined to be qualified they will receive their regular retirement pay plus an additional sum based on their VA disability rating.
Note: CRSC is relatively new legislation, and was recently revised. Many of the policies and procedures are left to the discretion of the parent military branch, and are subject to change in the coming months.
Back to Top
Combat-Related Special Compensation Eligibility
With the inception of the CRSC program on June 1, 2003, the following eligibility requirements were established:
Retirees had to apply to their respective branch of service to be approved for CRSC.
Retirees had to be in receipt of VA compensation.
Retirees had to be in receipt of military retired pay or be in a suspended pay status due to receipt of VA compensation.
Retirees had to have an approved combat-related VA disability rating of 60% or greater.
Retirees having an approved combat-related disability associated with a Purple Heart had to have a rating of 10% or greater.
Retirees had to have 20 years of active service or, for reservists, 7,200 reserve points in order to be eligible.
Effective January 1, 2004, CRSC eligibility was extended to retirees with combat-related VA disability ratings between 10% and 50%.
Additionally, reservists needed only 20 years of qualifying service (supported by documentation from the applicable branch of service such as a 20-year letter, retirement orders or a statement of service) in order to be eligible.
Please note that qualified reservists will not receive CRSC until they begin to receive retired pay at age 60.
Temporary Early Retirement Authorization (TERA) retirees are not eligible to receive CRSC unless they have returned to active duty and accumulated enough service time to meet the 20-year requirement before retiring for the second time.
Click here for the exact wording of this new law.
Back to Top
The Value of the CRSC Benefit:
The following table shows a sampling of how much extra you may get each month based on your VA disability rating.
Combat related VA Disability Rating Monthly CRSC
100% $2,393
90% $1,436
80% $1,277
70% $1,099
60% $873
50% $690
40% $485
30% $337
20% $218
10% $112
Back to Top
The CRSC Application Process:
To receive Combat Related Special Compensation you must submit your application (DD form 2860), through your parent military service branch. Each service branch has the authority to determine your eligibility.
For more information on how to apply contact your parent military service branch:
ARMY:
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency
Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22332-0470
Toll-free: (866) 281-3254
Hours: 8am - 8pm EST
E-mail your questions to:
CRSC.info@us.army.mil
Or visit: http://www.crsc.army.mil
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS:
Department of Navy Naval Council of Personnel Boards
Combat-Related Special Compensation Branch
720 Kennon Street S.E., Suite 309
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5023
(Toll free 1-877-366-2772)
AIR FORCE:
United States Air Force Personnel Center
Disability Division (CRSC)
550 C Street West, Suite 6
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4708
(Toll Free 1-866-229-7074)
COAST GUARD:
Commanding Officer (RAS)
U. S. Coast Guard Personnel Service Center
444 SE Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
(toll-free at 1-800-772-8724)
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about the new Concurrent Receipt and Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) laws.
GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !
When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief
Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was
simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."
Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.
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