Concurrent Receipt Calculator (CRDP / CRSC)
If you are a military retiree, part of your retired pay is waived to receive VA compensation. Estimate how much CRDP or CRSC could give back in 2026, and compare the two.
2026 estimate, effective December 1, 2025. CRDP and CRSC cannot be paid at the same time.
Understand concurrent receipt before you estimate
CRDP and CRSC are two different ways to recover waived retired pay. Here is how each one works and who qualifies. Read these cards before you touch the numbers. A calculator only multiplies what you feed it, and the VA only pays what your file proves. If a card describes your situation, write down where the proof lives: a DD-214, a rating decision, a marriage or death certificate, a medical record. If you cannot point to the paper, treat that line of your estimate as a question, not a promise.
Why retired pay gets waived
By law, most military retirees must waive a dollar of retired pay for every dollar of VA disability compensation. Concurrent receipt programs, CRDP and CRSC, give some or all of that waived money back.
CRDP: longevity retirement
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay restores the waiver automatically for retirees with 20+ years of service and a VA rating of 50% or higher. It is taxable and phases in the longevity portion of retired pay.
CRSC: combat-related
Combat-Related Special Compensation is a tax-free payment for disabilities tied to combat or hazardous duty. You apply through your branch, and it can be worth more than CRDP, but you cannot receive both.
Your retirement & VA numbers
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Estimated concurrent receipt recovery
Enter your retired pay, VA compensation, service years, and rating to compare CRDP and CRSC.
CRDP and CRSC math is highly individual and depends on DFAS calculations and branch approval. This is a simplified 2026 estimate to show the potential, not an official determination. An accredited agent (Accreditation #45147) should review your specific situation.
Don't leave money on the table
This calculator gives you an estimate, an accredited claims agent turns it into a strategy. We find the ratings, secondary conditions, and evidence the VA missed. No fees on representation unless you win. Here is your part before you pick up the phone: pull your most recent rating decision, your DD-214, and a list of every condition you are treated for today, service connected or not. Bring the estimate you just ran. If the number on your screen is higher than the number on your award letter, that gap is the conversation. The VA will not call you to point it out. Under 38 CFR 3.103 you have the right to see the evidence and to be heard, but only you can use it.
Explore every VA benefit calculator
Free, no sign-up. Each estimate is a starting point, an accredited agent turns it into a strategy that finds the ratings and benefits the VA missed. Every calculator below runs the same rules the VA uses, from the combined ratings table in 38 CFR 4.25 to the current compensation rates. Your part is simple: enter what is actually on your rating decision, not what you hope it says. If the number you get does not match what the VA pays you, that gap is worth a second look.
Real Veterans. Real Claims. Real Outcomes.
Every case on this desk belongs to someone who served. These are the veterans this practice represents, across every era, branch, and condition: the Vietnam vet who was told it was too late, the Gulf War vet the system called a mystery, the young veteran who walked out of a five minute exam with a zero. Different stories, same fight. The record decides the claim, so we build the record.
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Veteran RepresentationWatch: how the VA evaluates claims
A higher VA rating drives both your compensation and your concurrent-receipt recovery. Watch it once before you file and again before any exam. The VA has a duty under 38 CFR 3.159 to help you gather records, but it has no duty to argue your case for you. Take notes on what the examiner is expected to ask, then make sure your own records already answer it.
How Your Combined Rating Is Calculated
