Special Legislative Update - FY 2006 Individually Unemployable CRDP

Since 12-21-05

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Subj: Special Legislative Update - FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act - Language for those Individually Unemployable - Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation

Date: 12/17/2005 4:44:31 PM Eastern Standard Time From: molanoff@treadc.org
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The Retired Enlisted Association Washington Office
909 N. Washington St., Suite 301
Alexandria, VA. 22314-1555
(703)684-1981 http://www.trea.org 

This is the IU language for the FY 2006 NDAA (as verified by Senate staff). This will reduce the time from 10 years to 5 years for those receiving 100% as IU. Obviously, this was not the goal. The goal was Sen. Reid’s (Senate Democratic Leader) amendment that would have paid IU’s effective January 1, 2005. The FY 2006 NDAA has not been voted on as yet. Sen. Frist (Senate Majority Leader) just announced on the Senate floor that votes would probably start at 10 AM on Monday, but that could change depending on when legislation is received by the U.S. House which is currently in session on C-SPAN.

Reduces by four years and three months the current ten-year phased implementation of full concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and military retired pay for retirees receiving veterans' disability compensation at the rate payable for 100 percent disability by reason of a determination of individual unemployability, allowing such retirees to receive full payment of both on October 1, 2009, and thereafter.

Any man or woman who may be asked in this century what they did to make life worthwhile in their lifetime....can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction, "I served a career in the United States Navy."