the Veteran is receiving $0.00. (CRSC is not payable.) not disability compensation, or the Veteran is receiving not military retirement pay (although eligibility exists) because, for example, the Veteran elected to have time spent in military service credited toward civil service retirement The amount of CRSC entitlement plus any retirement pay not offset Note: under and cannot be greater than the full retirement pay to which the Veteran is entitled. f. RO Liaison CRSC boards are responsible for determining eligibility for CRSC. In order With CRSC to make a determination, these boards occasionally require Boards copies of records in VA’s possession, as discussed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 5.A.7.h, or clarification of discrepant data, as discussed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 5.A.7.i, j, and k. Each RO is responsible for designating an employee (the RO’s Military Records Specialist (MRS)) to serve as a liaison with CRSC boards. MRSs are responsible for responding to requests from CRSC boards. MRSs use end product (EP) 502 to control requests from CRSC boards and g. Controlling CRSC Board the EP for work credit after responding to a request. Requests and Taking Work Credit for Responding h. CRSC CRSC boards may request copies of the following from VA: Requests for Records in service treatment records (STRs) VA’s Possession rating decisions, and/or rating codesheets. CRSC boards e-mail requests to the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA’s) MILPAY mailbox (). The staff responsible for monitoring the mailbox (hereafter referred to as the MILPAY staff) then routes the request to the appropriate MRS. Upon receipt of such a request, the MRS
the Veteran is not receiving disability compensation, or the Veteran is not receiving military retirement pay (although eligibility exists) because, for example, the Veteran elected to have time spent in military service credited toward civil service retirement $0.00. (CRSC is not payable.) Note: The amount of CRSC entitlement plus any retirement pay not offset under and cannot be greater than the full retirement pay to which the Veteran is entitled. f. RO Liaison With CRSC Boards CRSC boards are responsible for determining eligibility for CRSC. In order to make a determination, these boards occasionally require copies of records in VA’s possession, as discussed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 5.A.7.h, or clarification of discrepant data, as discussed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 5.A.7.i, j, and k. Each RO is responsible for designating an employee (the RO’s Military Records Specialist (MRS)) to serve as a liaison with CRSC boards. MRSs are responsible for responding to requests from CRSC boards. g. Controlling CRSC Board Requests and Taking Work Credit for Responding MRSs use end product (EP) 502 to control requests from CRSC boards and the EP for work credit after responding to a request. h. CRSC Requests for Records in VA’s Possession CRSC boards may request copies of the following from VA: service treatment records (STRs) rating decisions, and/or rating codesheets. CRSC boards e-mail requests to the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA’s) MILPAY mailbox (). The staff responsible for monitoring the mailbox (hereafter referred to as the MILPAY staff) then routes the request to the appropriate MRS. Upon receipt of such a request, the MRS
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