On May 11, 2023, Senators Tester (Mont.) and Murkowski (Alaska) introduced S. 1515, the Retired Pay Restoration Act.
This legislation would allow certain qualified retirees, that would not be covered under the Major Richard Star Act, entitlement to military retired pay and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation, beginning on January 1, 2024. This bill would also end the existing concurrent receipt phase-in period.
DAV supports S. 1515, as it would end the unfair policy of requiring certain qualified military retirees to forfeit some of their retired pay in order to receive equal amounts of disability compensation from the VA.
This legislation is in accordance with DAV Resolution No. 092 and would eliminate the bar to concurrent receipt of these benefits for all eligible retirees.