Military members medically retired with combat-related disabilities have their retirement pay reduced by the amount of veterans' disability pay they receive.
This bill removes the rule that cuts military retirement pay by the amount of veterans' disability pay for people medically retired with combat-related disabilities, so they would receive the full amount of both.
Major Richard Star Act This bill allows a veteran with a combat-related disability to receive retirement pay, without reduction, concurrently with their disability compensation. This includes veterans with a combat-related disability and fewer than 20 years of creditable service. (Currently, veterans who receive combat-related special compensation and retirement pay are subject to an offset in retirement pay for concurrent receipt of such benefits.)
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