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House Passes Sweeping #TCAVA #Veterans Benefits Bill Despite #Disability Pay Concerns
The House passed a sweeping veterans benefits bill on Veterans Day, advancing expanded benefits despite concerns over future disability payments.
by Douglas Lindslay,
Excerpt: "Despite broad support for many of its provisions, TCAVA has generated significant disagreement within the veterans community.
"At the center of the controversy is #Section108, which would change how the VA evaluates certain service-connected disabilities, including tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea.
'The Veterans of Foreign Wars [ #VFW ] and Disabled American Veterans [ #DAV ] have argued that the changes could reduce disability compensation for some future claimants, effectively using savings from those benefits to help fund other provisions of the legislation.
"The VFW urged lawmakers to reject TCAVA, arguing that improvements for current veterans should not come at the expense of future generations.
"The VFW condemned Wednesday’s passage. 'It is an insult to America’s veterans that Congress would advance legislation threatening their earned benefits on Veterans Day, the very day our nation is supposed to honor their service and sacrifice,' VFW National Commander-in-Chief Cory Geisler said in a statement. 'This proposal should be dead on arrival in the Senate.'
"DAV has also opposed the proposed compensation changes, citing a VA analysis estimating that the changes could affect up to 1.5 million veterans and reduce compensation payments by as much as $57 billion over 10 years."
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