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Mike Levin: “It is patently inequitable that current law forces these members to fund their own VA disability compensation by…”

On the recordMay 28, 2010
It is patently inequitable that current law forces these members to fund their own VA disability compensation by forfeiting most or all of their military retired pay. H.R. 4213 properly acknowledges that such members should be vested for retired pay earned by service, independent of any service-caused disability. The test will come in a few hours where you stand on jobs and where you stand for the veterans of this country.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California
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May 28, 2010

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The speaker addresses inequities in military retired pay and VA disability compensation.

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