Military retirement pay and various VA benefits receive a yearly COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustment) increase to keep pace with inflation. The COLA for 2024 is 3.2%, and for 2025, it will be 2.5%. COLA additionally impacts Social Security checks, disability compensation, and other pensions/benefit...
Phase-In of Full Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay and Veterans Disability Compensation for Certain Military RetireesGordon H. Mansfield
The USFSPA doesn’t automatically award your ex a portion of your retired pay, though. Rather, it provides a method for enforcing payment through DFAS if a court orders a portion of retired pay to a former spouse. This allows the pay to come directly out of the servicemember’s paycheck ...
Calculating your retirement using the status you retired under or expect to retire under is important. Your retirement pay and when you are eligible to claim it changes drastically depending on your status at retirement. So, if you are currently on active duty but plan to retire in the Reserve...
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The military retirement system includes an annualCost of Living Adjustmentdesigned to counteract the effects of inflation on retired pay. These adjustments are linked to theConsumer Price Index, ensuring that the purchasing power of your pension remains intact regardless of economic fluctuations. COLA in...
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Those entering the military or changing status (e.g., from active duty to retired) should make sure they and their eligible family members are enrolled in the Tricare program of their choice. Those who don’t enroll may only receive care at a military clinic or hospital on a ...
Also Senators Reid and Lincoln withdrew an amendment (S.Amdt. 1835) to permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans administration disability benefits after a compromise on the issue in the conference on the FY2004 defense authorization bill was announced. In addition, an amendment...