1. High three: $6,986
DFAS RAS: $5,239
* I retired 1-Nov 2022, and received my first DOD check 1-Dec for the correct mount of $5,239, tax free (combat related), and full amount from DOD, as my VA claim is being finalized but have received proposed VA findings with ratings and pay amounts. Once I get the VA awards letter, I will then apply for CRSC.
2. DoD disability rating is 100%, PDRL, combat related.
* Was told by my retirement section for my branch that the “combat related” makes the retirement tax free, and that lines up with what I was paid from DFAS for my first and only check so far.
3. My active duty time: 17 years and 9 months, 14 days
4. VA compensation:
-- 100%, $3,666.94, Single Veteran with 2 children under 18 *NO SPOUSE
- I believe there is a SMC for $150 a month for ED, but am not sure of the code, and don’t have awards letter yet. Just proposed findings.
* Again, these are my proposed findings and should be finalized in the next 30 days.
5. Two calculations please:
70% CRSC:
100% CRSC:
* Currently 70% of my rated conditions from my DOD findings are coded as combat related. My IDES attorney tells me 70% will be the minimum I would receive, based off what is coded combat related. The attorney is helping put a package together with the DD 2860, and is confident we can get 100% CRSC- so want to figure what’s known, and what is best case.
6. Yes and no, TERA.
* This is interesting for me… I did qualify for TERA, if I waived my DOD findings. Which I accepted my findings and did not opt for TERA. I was a mustang officer and did not have my ten years commissioned service and would’ve had to revert back to my prior enlisted rank for retirement and pay calculation. Accepting the findings from the DOD at 100% PDRL, at my pay grade and high 3 at 03E, tax free, and keeping that earned rank, and fact I would be eligible for CRSC- was my choice compared to TERA as an E6 with concurrent VA receipt. Anyway that’s my story a bit!
OTHER:
- I am interested in how this is all going to work and break down? What happens once I get VA findings? When I get CRSC?
- Once I get VA findings, my basic understanding is:
1. VA check for ~ $3,700
2. DOD check for ~ $1,500 ( current DFAS RAS of ~$5,200 minus VA)
* Then apply for CRSC
3. DOD check for CRSC?
- What is the timeline for all this, again my retirment was 1-Nov-2022, until all is done and pays are all happening?
I know this is more info and questions then needed for calculations, but I also have seen how knowledgeable you are on this, and this is my life right now.
Thanks Ron
DFAS RAS: $5,239
* I retired 1-Nov 2022, and received my first DOD check 1-Dec for the correct mount of $5,239, tax free (combat related), and full amount from DOD, as my VA claim is being finalized but have received proposed VA findings with ratings and pay amounts. Once I get the VA awards letter, I will then apply for CRSC.
2. DoD disability rating is 100%, PDRL, combat related.
* Was told by my retirement section for my branch that the “combat related” makes the retirement tax free, and that lines up with what I was paid from DFAS for my first and only check so far.
3. My active duty time: 17 years and 9 months, 14 days
4. VA compensation:
-- 100%, $3,666.94, Single Veteran with 2 children under 18 *NO SPOUSE
- I believe there is a SMC for $150 a month for ED, but am not sure of the code, and don’t have awards letter yet. Just proposed findings.
* Again, these are my proposed findings and should be finalized in the next 30 days.
5. Two calculations please:
70% CRSC:
100% CRSC:
* Currently 70% of my rated conditions from my DOD findings are coded as combat related. My IDES attorney tells me 70% will be the minimum I would receive, based off what is coded combat related. The attorney is helping put a package together with the DD 2860, and is confident we can get 100% CRSC- so want to figure what’s known, and what is best case.
6. Yes and no, TERA.
* This is interesting for me… I did qualify for TERA, if I waived my DOD findings. Which I accepted my findings and did not opt for TERA. I was a mustang officer and did not have my ten years commissioned service and would’ve had to revert back to my prior enlisted rank for retirement and pay calculation. Accepting the findings from the DOD at 100% PDRL, at my pay grade and high 3 at 03E, tax free, and keeping that earned rank, and fact I would be eligible for CRSC- was my choice compared to TERA as an E6 with concurrent VA receipt. Anyway that’s my story a bit!
OTHER:
- I am interested in how this is all going to work and break down? What happens once I get VA findings? When I get CRSC?
- Once I get VA findings, my basic understanding is:
1. VA check for ~ $3,700
2. DOD check for ~ $1,500 ( current DFAS RAS of ~$5,200 minus VA)
* Then apply for CRSC
3. DOD check for CRSC?
- What is the timeline for all this, again my retirment was 1-Nov-2022, until all is done and pays are all happening?
I know this is more info and questions then needed for calculations, but I also have seen how knowledgeable you are on this, and this is my life right now.
Thanks Ron