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Ynick7

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I am currently going through a MEB with 19 years good years of service. Currently, I am a 100% on the VA side and pending 70% on the DOD side, what happens
since I haven't met the 20-year mark? All my disabilities are combat related. Will I only receive my VA compensation, or will I be able to file for CRSC also? Thanks in advance.
 
Ynick7 said:
I am currently going through a MEB with 19 years good years of service. Currently, I am a 100% on the VA side and pending 70% on the DOD side, what happens
since I haven't met the 20-year mark? All my disabilities are combat related. Will I only receive my VA compensation, or will I be able to file for CRSC also? Thanks in advance.
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Any VA compensation received will offset your chapter 61 retirement. For most that means they only get tricare out of the deal when medically retired with less than 20 years unless you can apply for and receive CRSC to recoup some of that money that was lost due to the offset. After you are medically retired you can apply for CRSC with your respective branch. Read up on CRSC in the meantime. If you can reach 20 good years that would be a helpful backstop in case you don't get CRSC because if you have a 20 year letter you then you can get your reserve/guard retirement at qualifying age + VA compensation.
 
@Ynick7

@Provis statement is accurate and his advice makes sense because a very key word: APPLY. Unlike concurrent VA + longevity retirement pay, CRSC requires you Service's CRSC board's approval for each condition. Read the FMR relating to CRSC, and you will see that common logic doesn't necessarily apply the the definition of "combat related" as defined by 10 CFR 1413a.

This video may help:
View: https://youtu.be/tb-qVMJzQiE


I hope this helps.

S/f,

Joel

Disclosure: I was a Marine JAG, Active Duty and Reserve IPEB & FPEB attorney, federal government civilian FPEB & TDRL-focused attorney at the Navy PEB, and now a private attorney focused solely on IDES cases. This post is meant as procedural insight only and should not be construed as legal advice related to a specific case or a legal analysis of facts thereof.
 
JoelPettit said:
@Ynick7

@Provis statement is accurate and his advice makes sense because a very key word: APPLY. Unlike concurrent VA + longevity retirement pay, CRSC requires you Service's CRSC board's approval for each condition. Read the FMR relating to CRSC, and you will see that common logic doesn't necessarily apply the the definition of "combat related" as defined by 10 CFR 1413a.

This video may help:
View: https://youtu.be/tb-qVMJzQiE


I hope this helps.

S/f,

Joel

Disclosure: I was a Marine JAG, Active Duty and Reserve IPEB & FPEB attorney, federal government civilian FPEB & TDRL-focused attorney at the Navy PEB, and now a private attorney focused solely on IDES cases. This post is meant as procedural insight only and should not be construed as legal advice related to a specific case or a legal analysis of facts thereof.
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Great video! Don't forget to talk about presumptive conditions for CRSC. They can be a game changer for those who had health conditions due to burn pit exposure and other exposures from deployments. Examples are Asthma and Sinusitis etc.
 
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