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I have a permanent disability percentage from the military of 30%. I also have to sleep with a CPAP machine that the VASRD rates at 50%. So will the VA pay me separately for this? and what would my total disability percentage be?

Under current law, you cannot collect both military and VA compensation unless you have more than 20 years of service and/or have combat related disabilities so that you would qualify for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) or Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC).

The amounts depend on your years of service and your VA rating. The VA rating will be decided under the VA system.

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Jason

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So the VA will rate me for what the Air Force Retired me for?

They should rate you. Whether you can collect compensation will depend on the rules for CRDP and CRSC.

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Jason

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so basically the VA is where I will get my compensation from no matter what?

It depends. How many years of active federal service do you have? Are any of your injuries as a result of combat or are they combat-related?

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Jason

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I have 12 years and they are not combat related! I was retired from the military for bilateral foot problems at 30% permanently (happy). I also have this CPAP machine so I was just wondering how all that would add together and would the VA have the sole responsibility of paying me.

For many members, the VA will end up paying more in total compensation. In those cases, you would waive the VA compensation. In some cases, the DoD retirement will be more. Since you don't qualify for CRDP or CRSC, you will want to compare which is higher. Since your VA compensation is non-taxable, you will likely elect to waive your DoD compensation. But if your DoD is more, you would waive only a partial amount up to the amount of VA compensation (which would mean you get that much non-taxable plus the remainder of your DoD compensation, which would be taxed).

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Jason

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so that has nothing to do with my family medical benefits correct?

Correct!

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