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The following questions were posted to Disability Benefits Yahoo Group:
Q. I am retired from the military and I was just awarded 40 percent disability from the VA. Part of my rating (30 percent) was from combat. How do I apply for Combat Related Special Compensation and how will that be paid?
A. This office can assist you in filing for CRSC. Bring a copy of your retirement DD214 and your VA award letter. If you received a Purple Heart, the orders for that award will help. The VA will pay you for the 40 percent disability.
Currently, 40 percent compensation for a veteran with one dependent is $539 per month, tax-free. That amount will be subtracted from your retired pay. Your CRSC would be paid by the service and currently be $377 per month, also tax-free.
The bottom line is that you will be getting $916 per month tax-free and pay taxes only on your remaining retired pay.
Q. My service-connected disability became more severe, and the VA increased my compensation. I applied for VA Disability Insurance and was denied. Can you explain?
A. When a veteran receives a disability rating, there is a two-year window to apply for disability insurance. The description of the program is in the VA award letter that establishes compensation.
An increase of a previously rated condition does not establish a new two-year window for application. Also, the veteran must be in otherwise good health except for service-connected disabilities. You would have to have a compensable rating for a new condition to be able to receive disability insurance.
- George Compton, retired Army colonel,
is the veterans service officer for the County of Ventura, Human Services Agency.
Send your questions to Veterans Service Office,
1701 Pacific Ave., Suite 110, Oxnard CA 93033;
phone number: 385-6366;
fax: 385-6371;
or e-mail: George.Compton@ventura.org.
Copyright 2006, Ventura County Star. All Rights Reserved Copyright material is distributed without profit or payment for research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. Reference: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
The following questions were posted to Disability Benefits Yahoo Group:
Q. I am retired from the military and I was just awarded 40 percent disability from the VA. Part of my rating (30 percent) was from combat. How do I apply for Combat Related Special Compensation and how will that be paid?
A. This office can assist you in filing for CRSC. Bring a copy of your retirement DD214 and your VA award letter. If you received a Purple Heart, the orders for that award will help. The VA will pay you for the 40 percent disability.
Currently, 40 percent compensation for a veteran with one dependent is $539 per month, tax-free. That amount will be subtracted from your retired pay. Your CRSC would be paid by the service and currently be $377 per month, also tax-free.
The bottom line is that you will be getting $916 per month tax-free and pay taxes only on your remaining retired pay.
Q. My service-connected disability became more severe, and the VA increased my compensation. I applied for VA Disability Insurance and was denied. Can you explain?
A. When a veteran receives a disability rating, there is a two-year window to apply for disability insurance. The description of the program is in the VA award letter that establishes compensation.
An increase of a previously rated condition does not establish a new two-year window for application. Also, the veteran must be in otherwise good health except for service-connected disabilities. You would have to have a compensable rating for a new condition to be able to receive disability insurance.
- George Compton, retired Army colonel,
is the veterans service officer for the County of Ventura, Human Services Agency.
Send your questions to Veterans Service Office,
1701 Pacific Ave., Suite 110, Oxnard CA 93033;
phone number: 385-6366;
fax: 385-6371;
or e-mail: George.Compton@ventura.org.
Copyright 2006, Ventura County Star. All Rights Reserved Copyright material is distributed without profit or payment for research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. Reference: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
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