Good Grief... I think I'll take the mud

In fact, I wasn't thinking of 20-year retirees. Specifically, what came up recently is the case of a Vietnam vet who did his 2 years in-country, came home uninjured, joined the Reserves, and is now eligible to receive his Reserve pay because of his completion of Reserve duty and his age. He was diagnosed with diabetes (presumptive for AO exposure), and was able to apply for CRSC in order to collect both streams of income.

The service officer was fairly certain that the vet would be approved for the CRSC. I'm going to have to follow up and see what the decision was. I thought it was a no-brainer.

On a related subject...

I'm wondering about a service member who receives severance pay for injuries in a war zone. Specifically, the guy is an Army Reservist who was activated and deployed to Iraq. He sustained a through and through gunshot wound that was pretty devastating. He was sent to Landstuhl and on to Walter Reed. He was given a P3 profile (??) and was found not deployable, but denied a medical discharge. His unit redeployed back to Iraq, and he remained behind in an active duty status, doing paperwork and finishing up his enlistment. The injury happened 2 years ago, and the soldier is approaching his discharge date.

From what I understand, the guy will likely receive severance pay. When he is rated by the VA, he certainly will be awarded a SC. I seem to recall several months ago hearing that under the 2008 NDAA, severance pay of this nature (combat related) will not have to be repaid before the guy can receive the VA SC income.

Is this indeed the case?

Thanks in advance.