Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) for Disabled Veterans

Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) restores retired pay on a graduated 10-year schedule for retirees with a 50 - 90 percent VA-rated disability. Concurrent retirement payments increase 10% per year through 2013. Veterans rated 100% disabled by VA are entitled to full CRDP without being phased in. Veterans receiving benefits at the 100% rate due to individual unemployability are entitled to full CRDP in Oct. 2008.

Eligibility: To qualify, veterans must also meet all three of the following criteria:

1. Have 20 or more years on active duty, or a reservist age 60 or order with with 20 or more creditable years.
2. Be in a retired status.
3. Be receiving retired pay (must be offset by VA payments).

Retirees do not need to apply for this benefit. Payment is coordinated between VA and the Department of Defense (DOD). Retirees should check with DFAS to ensure CRDP payment.

Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) for Retired Veterans

This Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) provides tax-free monthly payments to eligible retired veterans with combat-related injuries and to military retirees retired for disability through the military disability evaluation system with less than 20 years of service for longevity purposes. With CRSC, veterans can receive both their full military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation.

Eligibility: Retired veterans with combat-related injuries must meet all of the following criteria to apply for CRSC:

1. Active or reserve with 20 years of creditable service or medically retired.
2. Receiving military retired pay.
3. Have a 10% or greater VA-rated injury.
4. Military retired pay is reduced by VA disability payments (VA Waiver).

In addition, veterans must be able to provide documentary evidence that their injuries were a result of one of the following:

• Purple Heart
• Agent Orange
• Radiation Exposure
• Gulf War, Mustard Gas or Lewisite
• Training that simulates war (e.g., exercises, field training)
• Hazardous duty (e.g., flight, diving, parachute duty)
• An instrumentality of war (e.g., combat vehicles, weapons, Agent Orange)
• Armed conflict (e.g., gunshot wounds, punji stick injuries)

For more information, please visit The DOD website or call the toll free phone number for the veteran's branch of service:

Army: 866.281.3254

Air Force: 800.616.3775

Navy: 877.366.2772

Coast Guard: 866.307.1336

For local help, contact Gary at the Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs at 303.688.4825 ext. 5337 or via email at veterans_services@douglas.co.us