Veterans Affairs Department programs covering disability, healthcare, education, and other benefits would be overhauled by
The measure would allow more combat-injured veterans to receive both full military retirement pay and disability compensation benefits, increase payments to veterans with severe service-related disabilities, and let surviving spouses keep VA benefits if they remarry. It also would modify VA healthcare and education policies and overhaul elements of the agency’s organization and workforce.
The bill includes several provisions to offset the cost of expanding benefits, including modifying the VA disability rating for sleep apnea and tinnitus, reducing benefits for veterans with ...