Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

The Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act allows military retirees with combat-related disabilities to receive both their full retired pay and veterans' disability compensation simultaneously, removing the current requirement to offset one benefit against the other. For career retirees with at least 20 years of service, the bill permits them to keep their standard retirement pay while also collecting disability compensation. Retirees with fewer than 20 years of service would receive the lesser amount between their actual combat-related retirement pay plus disability compensation or a hypothetical calculation based on 20 years of service plus disability compensation. The legislation authorizes $9.4 billion in appropriations to fund these changes, which are set to take effect for payments beginning in January 2027.