I am being medically retired after 9 years of service with a 60% DOD/80% VA disability ratings. I have been told that I am not entitled to the concurrent pay ( both VA and military retirement). My MSC was unsure as well. My DoD retirement is higher than my VA pay. Thus, I chose to “not recieve VA benefits pay in lieu of military retired pay”. My official date of retirement is not until December. I am having issues finding the “for sure” answers. Do medically retired service members get both VA and DOD retirement concurrently?
Meg,
You have made a mistake in my opinion. I have never seen one case where one benefits more by declining VA Compensation.
Here are some “for sure” remarks.
By accepting VA compensation, you agree to waive retirement pay in the amount of VA compensation received.
In your case, you would have retired pay left over from the waiver plus you would receive VA compensation.
Your selection now results in: retired pay but zero VA compensation.
You can change your selection.
If you have combat related disabilities, you could be eligible for CRSC. See
CRSC LINK <<—-
One of the eligibility requirements is the waiver of retired pay in the amount of VA compensation received.
You are not eligible for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) which is different from CRSC. See
CRDP LINK <—-
EXAMPLE of residual retired pay and VA compensation:
VA comp = 2000
DoD disability retired pay = 2700
Reduction/waiver: 2700 minus 2000 = 700 residual retired pay
Amounts received each month:
VA = 2000
DOD = 700
VA Compensation is non taxable.
Ron