CRDP — Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) lets retirees with a VA disability rating of 50% or higher receive BOTH full retirement pay AND full VA disability compensation simultaneously — no offset. Before CRDP, every dollar of VA disability reduced retirement pay dollar-for-dollar. Now: 50%+ rated retirees get both checks every month.
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Automatic — no application; DFAS calculates if you qualify based on your VA letter. Taxable income (unlike CRSC which is tax-free). Stack with TFL at 65 + FEDVIP dental + commissary/exchange/MWR access — retiree-with-disability is one of the highest-value benefit configurations in the federal government. Rating mechanics live in TAPS:VA.
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