A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired servicemembers who have a service-connected disability to receive disability compensation and either retired pay or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period with respect to such concurrent receipt.

This bill, introduced as S. 845, seeks to change how retired military members receive their benefits by allowing them to collect both their full retirement pay and their disability compensation simultaneously. Under previous laws, many veterans had their retirement pay reduced by the amount of disability benefits they received, a practice often referred to as the "offset."

If enacted, this legislation would eliminate that offset for all veterans with service-connected disabilities, regardless of their disability rating. It would also remove the multi-year phase-in period for these payments, providing eligible retirees with their full combined benefits immediately. This change is designed to ensure that veterans who were retired or separated due to service-connected injuries receive the total financial support they earned through both their service and their medical status.