waive retirement?

[TMacAttack]

I have been told conflicting information about collecting medical retirement, CRSC and VA disability.
I know every situation is different based on different scenarios.

I don't think I get disability retirement but I have to waive it for CRSC?
everything I am told is I qualify for CRSC so I submitted my application.

100% VA P&T

Percentage of DOD disability: 80%

Date placed on retired list: 07 December 2023

Current grade and date of rank: E-7/ 01 January 2013

Retirement type and allotment code: Permanent/12

Statute authorizing retirement: 1204

Disability retirement: 06 Year(s), 05 Month(s), 10 Day(s) (What does this even mean?)

Good years toward retirement: 16

Basic Pay: 21 Year(s), 06 Month(s), 27 Day(s)

Disability is based on injury or disease received in LOD as a direct result of Armed Conflict or caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in the LOD during a war period as defined by law: YES

Retirement is due to a disability incurred in the line of duty in a combat zone or as a result of performing combat related operations (as implemented by Section 020303b, DoD 7000.14-5, vol. 7a) YES

Total Service for Disability Retirement IAW 10 USC 1208: 06 Year(s), 05 Month(s), 10 Day(s)

 

[RonG]

Hello @TMacAttack

In order to receive VA compensation in your situation, you have to waive retired pay in the amount of your VA compensation.

Approved CRSC will replace some or all of the waived retired pay.

Your CRSC will be the lesser (lower amount) of
—longevity portion of retired pay
OR
—the amount in the VA compensation tables for the percentage (and dependents) that mirrors the CRSC percentage .

Your retired pay for disability is 75% x average high three base pay. It is likely all waived for the amount of VA comp.

The longevity portion of retired pay is
6.417 x 2.5% = 16.04% longevity multiplier (2% is used for blended retirement)
Longevity multiplier x high three = longevity portion of retired pay

Ron

 

[TMacAttack]

Hello @TMacAttack

In order to receive VA compensation in your situation, you have to waive retired pay in the amount of your VA compensation.

Approved CRSC will replace some or all of the waived retired pay.

Your CRSC will be the lesser (lower amount) of
—longevity portion of retired pay
OR
—the amount in the VA compensation tables for the percentage (and dependents) that mirrors the CRSC percentage .

Your retired pay for disability is 75% x average high three base pay. It is likely all waived for the amount of VA comp.

The longevity portion of retired pay is
6.417 x 2.5% = 16.04% longevity multiplier (2% is used for blended retirement)
Longevity multiplier x high three = longevity portion of retired pay

Ron

Thank you for that RonG! Now it makes a lot more sense. now I wait for CRSC decision.

 

[RetiredColonel-MikeT]

Thank you for that RonG! Now it makes a lot more sense. now I wait for CRSC decision.

Since you're not out of the service yet and your retired pay account is not set up, chances are your application will be rejected. Requirements for applying for CRSC:

a) retired (not WILL BE retired) and your retired pay account is set up in myPay.
b) have at least one VA-rated condition of 10% or more (keep in mind, that's "VA-rated" NOT "DoD-rated" as DoD does NOT rate any and all conditions that can be considered as "Combat-related")
c) VA waiver is in place, this means that your VA compensation is offsetting some or ALL of your DoD disability retirement - you're not eligible to start drawing retired pay until AFTER you're out. The best thing to do is to WAIT until you receive your first VA payment.
d) show that you have a causal relationship between your condition(s) and one or more combat-related events. Proof includes any combat-related awards such as CIB/CAB/CMB/BS/SS/PH/CMoH/any award with a combat-related device, such as a "A", "C", or "V", an example for the Army would be an ARCOM w/"C" device indicating it was awarded based on "combat".

Hope that helps!
- Mike

 

[TMacAttack]

Since you're not out of the service yet and your retired pay account is not set up, chances are your application will be rejected. Requirements for applying for CRSC:

a) retired (not WILL BE retired) and your retired pay account is set up in myPay.
b) have at least one VA-rated condition of 10% or more (keep in mind, that's "VA-rated" NOT "DoD-rated" as DoD does NOT rate any and all conditions that can be considered as "Combat-related")
c) VA waiver is in place, this means that your VA compensation is offsetting some or ALL of your DoD disability retirement - you're not eligible to start drawing retired pay until AFTER you're out. The best thing to do is to WAIT until you receive your first VA payment.
d) show that you have a causal relationship between your condition(s) and one or more combat-related events. Proof includes any combat-related awards such as CIB/CAB/CMB/BS/SS/PH/CMoH/any award with a combat-related device, such as a "A", "C", or "V", an example for the Army would be an ARCOM w/"C" device indicating it was awarded based on "combat".

Hope that helps!
- Mike

Thank you Sir,
I submitted everything with the hopes that with the holiday season and people taking leave approaching, mypay retired account and waiving pay gets set up before my packet even gets QC'd for processing. I did receive an email saying it was accepted so we will see.
I have been 100% VA rated and receiving VA disability for a couple years now. I just hope for a little lag time in the CRSC processing for my retired mypay account to surface for the "waive pay" action to even be available.
If not then no big deal, I will submit it in a couple weeks when everything should be setup. Thats all thats missing from the requirements.
My unit had no idea I was even out processing until yesterday when i mentioned that to them.

 

[RetiredColonel-MikeT]

Thank you Sir,
I submitted everything with the hopes that with the holiday season and people taking leave approaching, mypay retired account and waiving pay gets set up before my packet even gets QC'd for processing. I did receive an email saying it was accepted so we will see.
I have been 100% VA rated and receiving VA disability for a couple years now. I just hope for a little lag time in the CRSC processing for my retired mypay account to surface for the "waive pay" action to even be available.
If not then no big deal, I will submit it in a couple weeks when everything should be setup. Thats all thats missing from the requirements.
My unit had no idea I was even out processing until yesterday when i mentioned that to them.

I have my fingers crossed that they're slow at HRC I know this to be factual as they recently lost three more analysts so are down to just three doing the processing.