Vets need to be vigilant.If you listen to CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. or Bloomberg News, you realize all veterans should beware be·ware v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares v.tr. To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" Shakespeare. v. of government entitlement An individual's right to receive a value or benefit provided by law. Commonly recognized entitlements are benefits, such as those provided by Social Security or Workers' Compensation. commissions. These groups pose a possible threat in slashing slash·ing adj. 1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit. 2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm. 3. VA health care and VA disability compensation. VA claim denials are up. New rulings threaten the provision of benefits being awarded to claimants. Also on the table are VA disability buyouts. What the entitlement commissions propose and want to do is "lump-sum buyouts" of VA disability compensation that could save the government billions of dollars every year. These radical changes that are being proposed by the government could long-term substantially reduce VA entitlements to veterans causing us to lose benefits earned by our service. Be vigilant. Be proactive. Michael Bielanowski, Manchester, England |
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