'VA Retro Pay' Review Set

Week of August 04, 2008

This year, groups of disabled retirees will be able to draw Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) or higher amounts of Concurrent Retired Disability Payments (CRDP) under legislation passed last January. Under pressure from Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) agreed o review files of 25,448 CRSC and CRDP recipients who were notified, as part of the VA Retro Pay project that they are not due any back payments. For more information, read the article on the Military.com website.