CRSC Confusion, Please Help

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CavMan1776

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I was chapter 61 medically retired in November 2012. I was initially TDRL at 60%. Two years later, early 2015, I was changed to PDRL 40%, and my retirement order states "Due to instrumentality of war: YES". So, I am at 40% VA, 40% DoD. I was retired as an E4 with 4.9 total years in service (2 National Guard, just shy of 3 active duty). DFAS says my high-3 is $2,090.10

I have some new and supplemental claims in right now, all of which is direct result of a vehicle incident in Iraq during mission, and then subsequent meningitis and Lyme disease which I was medevac'd out of Iraq for a few months later. If these claims come back favorable, I am hoping to increase my DoD disability percentage as well.

The DFAS website states that my CRSC calculation is disability percentage (40%) x my high-3 average ($2,090.10) which equals $836, plus whatever COLA adjustments there have been. However, I am seeing people all over the internet saying it has to do with years of service, and by the math they're showing I would only get a couple hundred bucks. 2.5% x 4.9 years would equal 12.25% x my high-3 average ($2,090.10) would equal $256 plus whatever COLA adjustments.

I am mainly looking for clarity on the calculation, and someone who can show me how to calculate my specific situation. I am just seeing if it is worth it to file, and if I should file now and update later, or wait to see what happens with my claims.
 
CavMan1776 said:
I was chapter 61 medically retired in November 2012. I was initially TDRL at 60%. Two years later, early 2015, I was changed to PDRL 40%, and my retirement order states "Due to instrumentality of war: YES". So, I am at 40% VA, 40% DoD. I was retired as an E4 with 4.9 total years in service (2 National Guard, just shy of 3 active duty). DFAS says my high-3 is $2,090.10

I have some new and supplemental claims in right now, all of which is direct result of a vehicle incident in Iraq during mission, and then subsequent meningitis and Lyme disease which I was medevac'd out of Iraq for a few months later. If these claims come back favorable, I am hoping to increase my DoD disability percentage as well.

The DFAS website states that my CRSC calculation is disability percentage (40%) x my high-3 average ($2,090.10) which equals $836, plus whatever COLA adjustments there have been. However, I am seeing people all over the internet saying it has to do with years of service, and by the math they're showing I would only get a couple hundred bucks. 2.5% x 4.9 years would equal 12.25% x my high-3 average ($2,090.10) would equal $256 plus whatever COLA adjustments.

I am mainly looking for clarity on the calculation, and someone who can show me how to calculate my specific situation. I am just seeing if it is worth it to file, and if I should file now and update later, or wait to see what happens with my claims.
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So there are several caps that you can hit to max out CRSC. The one that you are hitting is the total compensation cap. You can't get more than your earned longevity pension earned + VA compensation. CRSC was created to help those who lose out on their earned pension due to VA offset.

So basically if you were in only 4.9 years then those calculations given to you are correct. My wife was in 17 years and her DOD was 75%. When you took her pay for VA compensation and her earned longevity pension and added it together she was losing out on $1,500 a month. She applied for CRSC and was awarded 80% CRSC which is greater than her cap. So she got $1,500. Now lets say that she had 40% approved CRSC and she is married with 2 kids. The amount would have been $940.28 and she would have gotten all of it because she did not max out compensation.
 
Hey, I’ve been through something similar. When I was dealing with my CRSC, I found that it’s usually based on your disability percentage (so in your case, 40%) multiplied by your high-3 average, which is $2,090.10. The confusion you’re seeing online about years of service might be from people mixing up different parts of the calculation.

I’d suggest filing now with your current figures and then updating it later if your new claims get approved. That way, you’ll start getting benefits right away and can adjust things later if needed. If you're unsure, talking to a veteran service officer or a financial advisor who knows military benefits might clear things up.
 
Hello,

Ref: “Hey, I’ve been through something similar. When I was dealing with my CRSC, I found that it’s usually based on your disability percentage (so in your case, 40%) multiplied by your high-3 average, which is $2,090.10. The confusion you’re seeing online about years of service might be from people mixing up different parts of the calculation.”

CRSC is not computed as shown in the preceding post. He is mixing retired pay with CRSC computations.

Disability retirees with less than 20 years active duty equivalent:

CRSC is the lesser of the hypothetical longevity amount of retired pay
OR
the amount in the VA comp tables for the approved CRSC percentage with applicable dependents.

Ron

Edited to add:
Chapter 61 Disability Retirees:
Each CH 61 case involves these ceilings and other factors:

—Must be entitled to retired pay
—Agrees to waive retired pay in the amount of VA compensation received.
—CRSC cannot exceed the amount of the waived retired pay.
—CRSC cannot exceed the amount of the approved CRSC percentage (amt in VA Comp tables).
—CRSC cannot exceed the dollar amount of the longevity portion of retired pay.
—CRSC when combined with residual retired pay cannot exceed the longevity amount.

As one can see, more than one of the ceilings shown above could apply to the retiree. In those cases, the lesser amount is the CRSC amount.
 
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