Retired Pay Restoration Act

This proposal would let more retired service members with a service-connected disability get both their full military retired pay and their VA disability payments at the same time. Right now, only people with a disability rating of 50% or higher can receive both without their retired pay being cut. The bill would remove that cut so disability pay doesn’t reduce retired pay, regardless of the rating. It also covers those eligible for combat-related special pay, expanding who can receive both payments in full.

• Who is affected: Retired service members with any service-connected disability, including those with 20 or more years who were retired or separated due to a service-connected disability, and those eligible for combat-related special pay .
• What changes: Ends the reduction that currently cuts retired pay when VA disability is received; allows full, “concurrent” receipt of both types of pay.
• When: The provided text does not specify an effective date.