CampCricket
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GreenArmychick said:Another question would be:
I have one year reserve class C for which I paid pension back and 20 years reg force. I reqd for CIA and supplement eligibility that career less than 25 years but also read from many 20 year career. Which is it?
I am DEC and 93% disabled dual client.
How many years did you serve in the reserves? VAC counted all my class A, B, and C time the same in regards to CIA. From my understanding the 20 years is for those under the old veterans charter and 25 is for those that are under the new veterans charter. I'm not sure how it works for those that have VAC pension conditions under both. All my VAC claims were filed after 2006 so all my decisions fall under the NVC - hence 25 year bench mark is used for me (even though I enrolled in the 90s).
Also, from their decision letter when the PIA changed to CIA - I was told that I didn't meet the criteria for an increase in grade level as I had more than 20 years (my years of service was 25 years of CF time but actually 12 years of pensionable service - VAC went with my CF time). So from that letter - it would appear that VAC stops counting after 20 years of CF service in regards to grade levels on CIA). I will be curious to find out if they use the same criteria under the new changes that are coming out in APril of 2019 - and how the 1% for each year short of 25 years will work out... will the actually use pensioned time or service time? Communication from VAC to me has indicated that they are currently working that out and acknowledge that there is a problem those serving in other government departments, the reserves, those that took special leave... etc - that are penalized under the current program - and so they will let me know closer to April of next year how this other types of service and leave will impact the calculation.
I hope this helps.