Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

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In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Veterans with combat-related disabilities could receive both disability and retired pay.

This bill would let military retirees with combat-related disabilities receive both their veterans' disability compensation and their military retired pay at the same time. Currently, these payments are often reduced or offset. This change would mean more money for these veterans, starting in January 2027.

What Would Change

Currently, military retirees with combat-related disabilities generally cannot receive both their full veterans' disability compensation and military retired pay at the same time; one payment is typically reduced by the other. If this bill becomes law, these specific veterans would be able to receive both payments in full, without any reductions, starting January 1, 2027.

Key Provisions

Lets military retirees with combat-related disabilities receive both their full veterans' disability compensation and military retired pay without reductions.
Defines "combat-related disability" using existing military rules.
Sets aside $9,400,000,000 for the Department of Defense to carry out these new payment rules.
Ensures combat-related disability retirees with 20 or more years of service would get their full retired pay and disability compensation.
Ensures combat-related disability retirees with less than 20 years of service would get both payments. Their total combined payment (retired pay plus disability compensation) would be capped at the lesser of two specific scenarios.

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HR 10463 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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