Veterans fought for these benefits. Congress can finally give them what they need
Somewhere tonight, a combat-injured veteran who was medically retired before completing 20 years of service is doing the math on a check that is smaller than it should be. The law still forces veterans to trade away part of the retirement pay they earned in order to receive the disability compensation they are owed.Down the hall, someone who loves that veteran is doing math of their own.
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Somewhere tonight, a combat-injured veteran who was medically retired before completing 20 years of service is doing the math on a check that is smaller than it should be. The law still forces veterans to trade away part of the retirement pay they earned in order to receive the disability compensation they are owed.Down the hall, someone who loves that veteran is doing math of their own. This caregiver is one of 14.3 million military and veteran caregivers in this country, and the work they do without pay is worth upwards of $400 billion a year. Many caregivers left their jobs and sacrificed their income and retirement savings to care for a loved one, absorbing costs they were never meant to bear alone.
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- Somewhere tonight, a combat-injured veteran who was medically retired before completing 20 years of service is doing the math on a check that is smaller than it should be. The law still forces veterans to trade away part of the retirement pay they earned in order to receive the disability compensation they are owed.Down the hall, someone who loves that veteran is doing math of their own.
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- 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
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Veterans fought for these benefits. Congress can finally give them what they need
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