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FEDERAL DAY |
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Before adjournment for their August vacation, the House Armed Services
Committee took an important step toward changing a controversial benefits law that many veterans believe treats them unfairly. The panel
recommended that disabled military retirees receive full military retirement pay and their disability compensation. Under current law, retirement pay of military retirees with service-related disabilities is reduced to offset disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the committee said veterans are entitled to both payments because their pensions were earned through long years of service and their disability pay is compensation for lost earning potential. The dual payments will take effect if legislation is enacted to cover the additional costs, projected to run into the millions of dollars. |
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