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PDBR recommendations will be fi nal DoD and the Defense Finance and Ac-
and won’t be reviewable by a service counting Service aren’t the culprits here —
Board for Correction of Military Records. they have to pay according to the statutory
Any servicemember who meets eligibil- formula. Informally, service and fi nance
ity qualifi cations (or his or her surviving offi cials agree with MOAA that the formu-
spouse, next of kin, or legal representative) la doesn’t work as it should in some cases.
can submit a written request to the parent In most cases, it works fi ne.
service to have his or her case considered by
the PDBR. More specifi c contact guidance
will be provided by the Air Force, which
The Glitch and The Fix
has been designated by DoD to operate and
(E-7 with 12 years of service rated 100% by
manage the new board.
both DoD and the VA, but only 60% is
combat-related.)
CRSC “Glitch”
Current Calculation
DoD disability retirement $2,376
Surfaces
service-earned retired pay
a6
– $950
DoD Pay for Disability $1,426
New law keeps some from
getting full pay.
Maximum CRSC for 60% $921
DoD pay for disability
*
– $1,426
CRSC Award $0
I
n June, the services began imple-
*
Current law requires this deduction
menting a new law that expanded
even when servicemember doesn’t
actually receive any pay from DoD.
eligibility for combat-related special
compensation (CRSC) to retirees with MOAA-Recommended Calculation
less than 20 years of service. DoD disability retirement $2,376
They now are accepting claims from VA compensation for 100% – $2,527
combat-disabled servicemembers who current pay from DoD $0
were retired for medical reasons or
retired under the Temporary Early service-earned retired pay
a6
$950
Retirement Authority during the force current pay from DoD – $0
reduction in the 1990s. CRSC Award** $950
Thousands of retirees will benefi t from **cannot exceed max CRSC 60% = $921
the new law. But some combat-disabled
a6 Service-earned retired pay is 2.5% multiplied
retirees still will see no CRSC payment —
by years of service multiplied by pay base.
even though they now forfeit their entire
retired pay to the VA disability offset —
because of an unanticipated glitch in the MOAA has briefed the Armed Services
statutory payment formula. Committee staffs on the problem and a
Because many factors go into the recommended solution, in hopes that the
calculation, there’s no clear way to identi- fi x can be worked into this year’s Defense
fy exactly who will get less than expected. Authorization Bill. MO
In general, those most likely to be affected
are enlisted servicemembers with less
— Contributors are Col. Steve Strobridge, USAF-
than 14 years of service who have a high
Ret., direct or; Col. Mike Hayden, USAF-Ret.; Col.
VA disability percentage but a signifi cantly
Bob Norton, USA-Ret.; Cmdr. René Campos, USN-
Ret.; Cmdr. John Class, USN-Ret.; Col. Phil Odom,
lower percentage that’s because of com-
USAF-Ret.; Joy Dunlap; Cass Vreeland; and Bret
bat. Some retired offi cers are affected, too. Shea, MOAA’s Government Relations Department.
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