What is the CZP?

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What is the CZP?
How do I apply?
The Connecticut General Statues Section 27-61a
provides for a Combat Zone Payment, given to
veterans and current members of the Connecticut
National Guard for serving in a combat zone.
The candidate will need to complete an
application form (Form CTMD CZP 5-1) and provide
proof of having deployed to an area designated as
a combat zone by the President of the United
States. The most common and effective form of
proof is a DD 214 that specifically states the
dates during which the member was deployed to the
combat zone. Applications can be obtained by
calling [phone] or by visiting the
Military and Family Assistance Programs office at
the above address. The application will also be
available online but the website is currently
under construction. Please check
http//www.ct.gov/mil/ periodically for updates.
Who is eligible?

• There are four requirements that the applicant
  must meet in order to be eligible for the CZP.
• The individual is a veteran or a current member
  of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard.
• The member was activated on or after September
  11, 2001 for 90 consecutive days or more.
• The member was or is going to deploy to a Combat
  Zone, designated as such by the President of the
  United States.
• If the individual was discharged, the conditions
  of the discharge must be honorable or due to
  injuries sustained in the line of duty.

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How much can I receive?
Combat Zone Payment (CZP)
You can receive 50 for each month you were
deployed to a combat zone as long as you were in
the zone for at least 15 days of the month.
February is the only exception, in which case you
must have been in the zone for at least 14 days
of that month. The maximum payment any eligible
member or veteran may receive is 500.
Connecticut Military Department
Contact Information
Steps to take for the CZP
Kristina L. Polomsky,
Military Administrative Officer

• Complete an application after returning from your
  deployment
• Send the application to
• ATTN Combat Zone Payment
• 360 Broad Street, Hartford CT
• 06105-3706
• Wait for the payment if you do not receive a
  payment and you have not heard from us, feel free
  to contact us at [phone] for the status of
  your application

360 Broad Street
Hartford, CT 06105-3706 E-mail
kristina.polomsky_at_us.army.mil Phone (860)
524-4910 Fax (860)
548-3288 Program Website www.ct.gov/mil/