Concurrent Retirement & Disability Pay (CRDP)
Army Reserve: Drilling
Benefit Fact Sheet
Summary:
Public Law 108-136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, authorized a provision to restore the retired pay currently deducted from retirees' accounts due to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation. Concurrent Retirement & Disability Pay (CRDP) is the gradual (phased in) restoration of the retired pay currently being offset by VA disability pay. Under the current law, retirees who are entitled to CRDP will receive both full military retired pay and full VA disability pay with no reduction (i.e., concurrent receipt) by 2014.
Eligibility:
Army Reserve Soldiers on drill status are not eligible for CRDP. CRDP is only applicable to retirees.
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the CRDP webpage maintained by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service:
http://www.dfas.mil/dfas/retiredmilitary/disability/comparison.html
Document Review Date: 1 January 2013