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ARMED FORCES NEWS |
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| Under the original Combat-Related Special Compensation law, effective June 1, 2003, military retirees with 10 percent or more VA disability compensation resulting in a Purple Heart, and those with at least 60 percent disability because of combat or combat-related causes, were eligible for CRSC. By the end of 2003, about 40,000 retirees had applied and some 10,000 of those had been processed. On Jan. 1, 2004, military retirees, including Guard and Reserves, with combat and certain combat-related disabilities rated 10 percent or higher became eligible for expanded CRSC. As many as 200,000 are expected to apply for that program. Processing of new applications for both programs may take as long as six months from the date of submission. Payments will be backdated to June 1, 2003 for original CRSC beneficiaries, and Jan. 1, 2004 for the expanded program. |
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