.... Printer-Friendly Version UPDATE ON CRDP, CRSC AND RETRO PAY -- ... passed last January. For more about CRDP, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=crdp&op=and For more about ... amounts of Concurrent Retired Disability Payments (CRDP) under legislation passed last January. ..., this time through a program called CRDP. Effective Jan. 1, 2005 ... and fully restored their retired pay with CRDP Excluded, however, were retirees drawing ... authorization act signed in January again expanded CRDP and CRSC. Here are details on ... how DFAS is implementing them: FULL CRDP FOR 'IU' RETIREES This fall... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072508-6.htm
...------ Comment at bottom of page. CRDP DEFENSE BILL NIXES CHAPTER 61 CRDP PHASE-IN Senate conferees concluded it would violate Senate budget rules ...----- It looked like the Chapter 61 veterans CRDP (concurrent receipt / disability pay) phase-in was ... veterans' benefits, VA, Department of Veterans' Affairs, CRDP, concurrent receipt -------- ... obtain permission from the copyright owner. DEFENSE BILL NIXES CHAPTER 61 CRDP PHASE-IN --Senate conferees concluded it would violate... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfoct09/nf100909-4.htm
... click for more info Printer Friendly Page CRDP AND CRSC BACK PAY TO BEGIN ARRIVING ...------- CRDP, CRSC back pay to begin arriving ... multiple VA rating adjustments since CRSC and CRDP began, shifts by retirees between these ... hotline has been set for CRSC and CRDP recipients who believe they may qualify. ... to their service to establish eligibility. CRDP is paid automatically if the retiree served ... or higher by VA. The full CRDP is being phased in for most of ... may be eligible for both CRSC and CRDP but can receive only one. Before ... created compensation shortfalls - after CRSC and CRDP took effect. ----... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-18-2006-1.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-01-2007 #6 -- RETRO PAY CLOSING PAYMENT GAP TO DISABLED VETERANS -- Almost 75,000 military retirees with disabilities who were underpaid have received their retroactive payments.nf090107-6.htm
... to 16,000 retirees became eligible for CRSC or CRDP between the time the retro pay program began last ... Until CRSC began on June 1, 2003, and CRDP on Jan. 1, 2004, all military ... concurrent receipt for combat-related disabilities. It approved CRDP, under a phased schedule, to benefit retirees ... of the underpayments being corrected occurred when retirees eligible for CRDP or CRSC saw their VA disability rating raised. .... Pay records of about half of all retirees drawing CRDP or CRSC are being reviewed but the total amount ... remaining 33,000 files are CRSC recipients. Unlike CRDP, which involves an automatic payment, CRSC is... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf090107-6.htm
... a VA health care facility. 3. Children's birth certificates or adoption papers to determine children's benefits. 4. Veteran's birth certificate to determine parents' benefits. viii Acronyms Acronyms ACE Automated Certificate of Eligibility ALS Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of VA C Compensation and Pension CRDP Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments CRSC Combat-Related Special Compensation CWT Compensated Work Therapy CZTE Combat Zone Tax Exclusion DIC Dependency and Indemnity Compensation DOD -- Department of Defense FHA Federal Housing Administration FSGLI Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development IRR Individual Ready Reserve MGIB Montgomery GI Bill MIA Missing... http://www.vawatchdog.org/fedben 2007.pdf
... a handle on the back pay for veterans who receive CRSC or CRDP. One VA employee said the initial payment figures had them ... Special Compensation (CRSC) or Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) ultimately will receive back payments -- and that number ... retired pay. Only if and when a disabled retiree is awarded CRDP or CRSC can the VA find out whether back disability pay ... changes in their disability awards may also be due retroactive CRSC/CRDP payments from the Defense Department. The bottom line is that the new and complicated CRSC and CRDP programs have created major administrative and budgetary headaches for Pentagon and VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes AUG 06/newsflash08-28-2006-7.htm
... and 78,000 recipients of Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP). Total back pay owed is said to be in ..., have seen their incomes climb as a result of CRSC, CRDP or both. Almost half of them, whether they know ... to retirees having any combat-related disability including reserve retirees. CRDP, which took effect Jan. 1, 2004, is ... disabilities rated at least 50 percent but not tied to combat. CRDP payments are being phased in and will end the retired pay ... most seriously disabled retirees. Dealing with the complexity of CRSC, CRDP, military retirement and VA compensation has stressed the VA and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUL 06/newsflash07-14-2006-9.htm
... o Information on Vietnam Naval Operations Procedures (212) o BDN Automated CRSC/CRDP Payments Discontinued o Fast Letter 10-03, Chapter 35 Benefits for Dependents ... April 22-25, 1968] Procedures (212) BDN Automated CRSC/CRDP Payments Discontinued A recent review revealed that the automated Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) payments that were still being made on some BDN cases were resulting in overpayments. Therefore, that process was discontinued. Accordingly, all BDN CRSC/CRDP payments will be made through the Audit Error Worksheet (AEW) process. As... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/jan10files/CP Bulletin -Jan 10 Final.pdf
... before Aug. 5, 1964), through May 7, 1975. Gulf War: Aug. 2, 1990, through a date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation. Abbreviations ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of VA CLC Community Living Center C Compensation and Pension COE Certificate of Eligibility CRDP Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments CRSC Combat-Related Special Compensation CWT Compensated Work Therapy CZTE Combat Zone Tax Exclusion DIC Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Dod -- Department of Defense FHA Federal Housing Administration FSGLI Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development IRR Individual Ready Reserve MGIB Montgomery GI Bill MIA Missing... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/pix10/2010_federal_benefits.pdf
...) Updates o Handling and Storage Requirements for the Dod STR Folder o Fast Letter (FL) 10-16, Fully Developed Claim Program Training and Contract Exams (213) o Skills Certification o Training Performance Support System (TPSS) Module 6 Burials o Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) Combat Related Disability Payments (CRDP)/Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) Quality Assurance (214) o End Product (EP) Transaction Reports o Site Visit Common Findings Report 6 7 Newsletter 1 o EP 600 Date of Claim (DOC) Issue o Folder Maintenance and Repair Business Management Staff (215) o C Calendar Update o Homeless... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjun10/jun10files/candpmay2010.pdf