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One of the administration's objections to the defense authorization bill is a provision strongly supported by the House and Senate that would overturn the century-old requirement that military retirees must forfeit one dollar of retired pay for each dollar of VA disability compensation. This has enraged the Disabled American Veterans leadership. "It is unconscionable that President Bush appears to care so little about retired members of the armed forces who were disabled as a result of their service to our nation," said DAV commander George H. Steese, Jr. "We must put an end to this long-standing injustice against some of America's most deserving disabled veterans." The House version of the defense bill would authorize $5.8 billion over five years for some disabled military retirees to receive both disability and retirement benefits. The Senate version is expected to authorize full concurrent receipt benefits for all disabled military retirees. |
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