DAV condemns congressional proposal to cut disability benefits for 1.5 million veterans

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26d ago· 3 min readenOpinion

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The article reports on a congressional proposal that would cut disability benefits for up to 1.5 million veterans, reducing compensation by as much as $57 billion over the next decade. The proposal specifically targets compensation for service-connected tinnitus and would dramatically reduce disability payments. The organization DAV (Disabled American Veterans) strongly condemns the proposal, framing it as a betrayal of veterans who earned these benefits through their service and sacrifice.

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Once again, we find ourselves in the regrettable position of having to defend the benefits that disabled veterans earn through their service and sacrifice.

This week, a new congressional proposal was unveiled that could cut benefits for up to 1.5 million veterans and reduce future disability compensation payments to them by as much as $57 billion in just the next 10 years, according to a VA analysis.

This is wrong and it must be stopped.

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Once again, we find ourselves in the regrettable position of having to defend the benefits that disabled veterans earn through their service and sacrifice. This week, a new congressional proposal was unveiled that could cut benefits for up to 1.5 million

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