Hello,
I am AD USMC with 22 YOS. I’ve been on LIMDU since a MEB in 2015. I was told that by reaching LOS I could take a regular retirement and receive VA benefits through CRDP. I am currently being pressured to take a medical retirement instead of dropping papers for LOS. I can’t seem to get a straight answer on how a medical retirement will affect my pay. With a LOS retirement it seems pretty clear cut. With a medical retirement, I seem to get a different answer from everyone. Some say I will receive full retirement + full VA because I’ve reached 20 and am fully expected to receive at least 50% from VA (previous rating was 100% P&T). Others talk about having to waive retirement pay and offsets. If I’ve earned LOS, why would I have to waive pay? Can anyone help me figure out what pay would look like for each scenario? My high 3 is 9280. Any help would be very appreciated.
I am AD USMC with 22 YOS. I’ve been on LIMDU since a MEB in 2015. I was told that by reaching LOS I could take a regular retirement and receive VA benefits through CRDP. I am currently being pressured to take a medical retirement instead of dropping papers for LOS. I can’t seem to get a straight answer on how a medical retirement will affect my pay. With a LOS retirement it seems pretty clear cut. With a medical retirement, I seem to get a different answer from everyone. Some say I will receive full retirement + full VA because I’ve reached 20 and am fully expected to receive at least 50% from VA (previous rating was 100% P&T). Others talk about having to waive retirement pay and offsets. If I’ve earned LOS, why would I have to waive pay? Can anyone help me figure out what pay would look like for each scenario? My high 3 is 9280. Any help would be very appreciated.