H.R. 303 “Retired Pay Restoration Act” has just been reintroduced in the House by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). Currently military retirees with a service-connected disability of at least 50 percent (as rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)) are able to concurrently receive all of their military retirement pay and all of their VA disability compensation without offset. Unfortunately, those with disabilities rated below 50 percent still lose one retirement dollar for each compensation dollar received from the VA. This bill would authorize the full concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation for retirees with regular or Guard/Reserve retirements, regardless of disability rating.
If you feel strongly about this topic, please consider contacting your Congressman or Congresswoman and ask them to support H.R. 303.