Do all retirees with a VA-rated disability qualify?
No. Recipients of retired pay with a disability rating of 50 percent or greater may be eligible for CRDP if they meet any of the following conditions: • 20 years of active duty service • 20 good years in the Guard or Reserve and 60 years of age or older • Retired under Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) Note: Medical disability retirees with less than 20 years’ service are eligible to receive Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC), but not CRDP. Retirees who were rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs as unemployable, generally referred to as Individual Unemployability (IU), and are in receipt of VA disability compensation as a result of IU are eligible to receive full concurrent VA compensation and Retired Pay. This section of the Act was effective October 1, 2008 and is retroactive to January 1, 2005.
