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Before 2004, law and regulation prevented military retirees from receiving both payments for the same purpose, leading to VA compensation offset of taxable retired pay. 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In the military context, this often describes the simultaneous receipt of military retired pay from the Department of Defense (DOD) and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) . Prior to 2004, existing laws and regulations dictated that a military retiree could not receive two payments from federal agencies for the same purpose; military retired pay and VA disability compensation were considered to fall under that restriction. As a result, military retirees with physical disabilities recognized by VA had their  \nR40589  \nJune 22, 2023  \nKristy N. Kamarck  \nSpecialist in Military Manpower  \nMainon A. Schwartz  \nLegislative Attorney  \n(taxable) military retired pay offset, or reduced dollar-for-dollar, by the amount of their (nontaxable) VA compensation. Legislative activity on the issue of concurrent receipt began in the late 1980s and culminated in the provision for CombatRelated Special Compensation (CRSC) in the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (P.L. 107-314) . Since then, Congress has added Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) for those retirees with a disability rated at 50% or greater, extended concurrent receipt to additional eligible populations, and further refined and clarified the program.  \nConcurrent receipt is applicable only to persons who are eligible for both (1) military retired pay and (2) VA disability compensation. An eligible retiree cannot receive both CRDP and CRSC. The retiree may choose whichever is most financially advantageous to him or her and may make benefit changes during an annual open season.  \nIn FY2021, approximately 39% of the retired military population was receiving either CRSC or CRDP at an annual cost of $18.5 billion. Nevertheless, there are also military retirees who receive VA disability compensation that are not eligible for concurrent receipt. Determining whether to make some or all ofthis population eligible for concurrent receipt has been a subject of debate in Congress.  \nFigure 1. Estimated Annual Concurrent Receipt Payments  \nFY2013-FY2021  \nSource: DOD Office of the Actuary, Statistical Reports on the Military Retirement System.  \nContents  \nIntroduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1  \nBackground ............................................................................................................................... 1  \nMilitary Retirement and VA Disability Compensation.................................................................... 2  \nMilitary Retirement ................................................................................................................... 2  \nReserve Retirement ............................................................................................................. 3  \nDisability Retirement .......................................................................................................... 3  \nTemporary Early Retirement Authority .............................................................................. 4  \nVA Disability Compensation ..................................................................................................... 4  \nInteraction of DOD and VA Disability Benefits ................................................................. 4  \nCombat-Related Special Compensation .........................................................................","cbCaibPcTGLfYlgz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibPcTGLfYlgz","pdf",1111840,25,"English","# Introduction\n# Background\n# Military Retirement and VA Disability Compensation\n# Interaction of DOD and VA Disability Benefits\n# Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)\n# Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP)\n# Funding\n# Other Options for Congress","[{\"question\":\"What does “concurrent receipt” mean in this report?\",\"answer\":\"It refers to receiving two types of federal monetary benefits at the same time: military retired pay from the Department of Defense and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.\"},{\"question\":\"Why were offsets required before 2004?\",\"answer\":\"Existing laws and regulations treated military retired pay and VA disability compensation as falling under the same restriction, so disability compensation resulted in dollar-for-dollar reduction of military retired pay.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is eligible for concurrent receipt, and what limitation applies?\",\"answer\":\"Concurrent receipt applies only to those eligible for both military retired pay and VA disability compensation, and an eligible retiree cannot receive both CRDP and CRSC; they may choose the more financially advantageous option during an annual open season.\"}]","Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay and Veteran Disability - Background and Issues for Congress - Part 1 | PDF",1791842601,9]