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If a member has 18 years of service, most national guard (about 6 years active duty) and is put into the medical board process today as an M-Day soldier in the NG, and is later found unfit and medically retired, would he be limited to only VA pay? Or is it possible he would be entitled to any sort of non-standard retirement pay right off the bat due to a 15 year letter, or does he have to wait until he hits retirement age?

thanks in advance.
 
it really depends on the individual situation. If you go through the MEB and you get a 30% DOD rating you can get a chapter 61 retirement and that would include Tricare for life. If your disabilities where Related to combat that you might be able to collect DOD/VA through CRSC. If you get a normal guard retirement(Non Chapter 61) then when you hit your retirement age you might be able to collect the CDRP
 
Thanks, Josh.
This person already has ratings over 30, so most likely upon re-evaluation they would still be over 30. I am familiar with CRSC because I get that for my retirement which was 15 years AGR, 18 overall, and chapter 61. But for this case i'm asking about, he will most like not be eligible for CRSC.

So if this person isn't eligible for CRSC he will only get VA pay after a chapter 61 retirement. But what about if he hits 20 before the process ends. It will not be 20 Active but 20 overall, and then goes chapter 61?
 
Scenario:

Reserve component member has 20 "good years" and qualifies for reserve retirement once he/she meets the age requirement.
He/she also has a VA rating of 50% or more.

Initially, the member receives only the VA compensation.

Upon reaching the age required for RC retirement, he/she will receive their VA compensation and the longevity portion of their retirement via CRDP.

IF the same member also has a CH 61 disability retirement, the retired pay will be reduced by the amount of the VA compensation. Upon reaching the age requirement for RC retirement they can receive the the longevity portion of their retirement pay; HOWEVER, the combination of residual retired pay (amount left over from the reduction) and CRDP cannot exceed the longevity portion of retired pay.

Ron
 
Here’s my situation. 16 years active 10 years guard 1 year reserve. I have been found unfit for duty and have a 100% P&T rating from the VA. My question is should I just go ahead and retire or would this MEB/PEB PROCESS be of any benefit to me. Can’t really get a straight answer from anyone in my unit so I thought I’d try here. Much thanks in advance.
 
SFC RUDD said:
Here’s my situation. 16 years active 10 years guard 1 year reserve. I have been found unfit for duty and have a 100% P&T rating from the VA. My question is should I just go ahead and retire or would this MEB/PEB PROCESS be of any benefit to me. Can’t really get a straight answer from anyone in my unit so I thought I’d try here. Much thanks in advance.
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Hello,

One benefit of a disability retirement would be immediate entitlement to TRICARE.

The decision of when to retire or process for a medical retirement might be different for each individual, Many of my former active duty peers continued to serve for 30 years total.
i chose to retire with 22 years 9 months of active duty for multiple reasons including the fact I had spent 16 years overseas and wanted to do something different. I ended up working at the Collège of Engineering for a major university.

Retirement: Members of the National Guard or Reserves need "20 Good Years" of service – this can be any combination of qualified service in the National Guard, Reserves, or Active Duty. They will receive a letter from their Service advising when this criteria has been met.

Reserve retired pay generally doesn’t begin until age 60 or, in some cases, a lesser qualifying age.

Members who receive a disability retirement, Chapter 61, receive retired pay immediately based on the higher of the DoD disability percentage or the longevity multiplier for their active duty equivalent of years served. That retired pay is reduced dollar for dollar in the amount of VA compensation received. For those eligible, CRSC might replace some or all of the reduced/waived retired pay. See A Supplement to CRSC Information <--LINK

Disability retirees are entitled to TRICARE.

An individual who receives a disability retirement, but also qualifies for reserve retirement upon meeting the age requirement, may request the reserve retirement as they approach the required age. CRDP which restores the longevity portion of retired pay, may be a benefit if their VA comp rating is 50% or more.

Ron
cc: @Guardguy11
 
SFC RUDD said:
Here’s my situation. 16 years active 10 years guard 1 year reserve. I have been found unfit for duty and have a 100% P&T rating from the VA. My question is should I just go ahead and retire or would this MEB/PEB PROCESS be of any benefit to me. Can’t really get a straight answer from anyone in my unit so I thought I’d try here. Much thanks in advance.
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Rudd,
To know if an MEB would benefit you, I would need to know your rank and what percentage the VA rated you on the conditions that are being MEB’d. The reason being is since you haven’t performed 20 years of active duty service, you do not qualify for CDRP and will only get the residual of your DOD retirement on top of your VA pay, if there is any.

For Example, using rough numbers (E7 - 26 years)

VA pay for 100% = $3200
DOD pay for 75%(max percentage) base pay for E7 = $4200

In this scenario, the VA would pay you $3200 tax free and then DFAS would pay you $1000 taxable income. You would start receiving this $12k a year immediately versus waiting for retirement age if you went through the MEB.

Give me some more details and we can get more specific with your situation.
 
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