If you are a spouse grieving the loss of a service member, know your community grieves with you. The Douglas County Veterans Service Office staff is available to walk you through.
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) for Disabled Veterans – (CRDP) restores retired pay on a graduated 10-year schedule for retirees with a 50 – 90 % VA-rated disability. Concurrent retirement payments increase by 10% per year through 2013. Veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA are entitled to full CRDP without being phased in. Veterans receiving benefits at the 100% rate due to individual unemployability are entitled to full CRDP in October 2008.
Eligibility: Veterans must meet all three of the following criteria:
Retirees do not need to apply for this benefit. Payment is coordinated between VA and the Department of Defense (DOD). Retirees should check with DFAS to ensure CRDP payment.
Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) for Retired Veterans – CRSC provides tax-free monthly payments to eligible retired veterans with combat-related injuries and to military retirees retired for disability through the military disability evaluation system with less than 20 years of service for longevity purposes. With CRSC, veterans can receive both their full military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation.
Eligibility: Retired veterans with combat-related injuries must meet all of the following criteria to apply for CRSC:
In addition, veterans must be able to provide documentary evidence that their injuries were a result of one of the following:
For more information, please visit or call the toll free phone number for the veteran’s branch of service:
