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Disabled Veterans May Get More Pay
Disabled veterans in six states could get larger payments from the federal government, and back compensation as well, under a provision that Congress approved recently. The provision would benefit veterans in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, Ohio, and New Jersey who, for decades, have received less in disability payments. Under the measure the federal Veterans Affairs Department must notify veterans in the six states that they may resubmit their disability claims and perhaps receive retroactive payments. More than 4 million veterans are slated to receive letters from the VA alerting them about this provision. The letters are considered to be significant since those receiving them will nearly double the 2.5 million disabled veterans nationwide who currently receive disability. The VA letters will explain how veterans in those states can appeal rejected claims or submit new ones. The provision was included in a military spending bill that passed on November 18 and is headed to the President for his expected signature. The average disability payment in those six states affected is less than $7,300 a year while, nationwide, the average payment last year was $8,378 per veteran.
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You
can thank Senators Barrack Obama and Dick Durbin for getting this injustice corrected for the veterans in the states mentioned.
It was them, along with the Military Service Organizations (DAV, AMVETS, VFW, etc.) that got the Inspector Generals Office of the VA to investigate this injustice and get to the bottom of it that got the "ball rolling".
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