For veterans who received a lump-sum separation payment because they left before completing 20 years of service, the ...

A real gap is built into the Department of Veterans Affairs' disability rating system. A veteran can be rated at 70% or 80%, ...

Some veterans see their disability checks reduced as the government recoups separation payments from when they left the ...

Two senators want to stop VA from withholding entire disability checks to recover separation pay, but their bills offer very ...

The White House backs the benefits package with caveats, but its support has not resolved the funding fight.

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Congress is currently considering a significant expansion of veterans’ disability compensation in HR 2102, the Major Richard Star Act. It would allow approximately 400,000 military retirees to receive ...

When workers suffer injuries on the job, or sustain illness or injury away from the job that result in absence from work, in some cases disability or workers' compensation benefits are available.

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