The Board denied a retroactive CRDP compensation payment in excess of $2,091.15 for periods from May 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018 and from May 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018 due to the prohibition on concurrent payments of military retired pay and VA disability compensation pay without a waiver of a portion of the retired pay.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran is not entitled to a retroactive CRDP compensation payment in excess of $2,091.15 as there is a prohibition on concurrent payments of military retired pay and VA disability compensation pay without a waiver of a portion of the retired pay.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- A19002417
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