By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jul 19, 2007 12:37:47 EDT
A congressionally appointed veterans’ benefits commission decided Wednesday, by a one-vote margin, to recommend ending the much-despised restrictions on granting full military retired pay and full veterans’ disability pay to anyone eligible for both payments, regardless of disability rating.
But the “concurrent receipt” recommendation passed by the commission would not protect troops who receive compensation for combat-related disabilities unless they served more than 20 years before becoming disabled. As such, it would leave out troops placed on medical disability retirement short of 20 years of service.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/military_concurrentreceipt_070719w/
