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Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) was enacted by Congress on December 2, 2002. In accordance with specific guidance the CRSC program provides compensation for certain Uniformed Service Retirees with combat-related disabilities. CRSC payments are

retroactive to 1 June 2003

(if they are eligible at that time) and deposited concurrently with standard retired military pay.

  Changes to the CRSC program are in the process of being completed. As of January 1, 2004, CRSC eligibility has been expanded.

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• Minimum 60% VA disability rating.
• 10% VA disability rating and a Purple Heart.
• 7200 points for Reserve and National Guard retirees.

Expanded CRSC Eligibility:

• 10-100% VA disability rating.
• Reservists and National Guard retirees are eligible at age sixty (60) and receiving retired pay.

Combat Related Eligibility Criteria, 'incurred either:'

As direct result of armed conflict;  or

While engaged in Hazardous service (e.g., flight, diving, parachute duty); or

In the performance of duty under conditions simulating war (exercises, field training); or

Through an instrumentality of war (combat vehicles, weapons, Agent Orange, etc.)

CRSC Applicants Must Still:

1. Receive retired pay.
2. Receive VA disability compensation.
3. Have combat-related disabilities.

It's online and applications are free.