UPDATE: FRIDAY THE VETS' COMMISSION VOTES ON WHETHER TO STUDY

THE SSDI ISSUE -- THE MEETING HAS A NEW LOCATION AND WE

NEED VETERANS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THIS STUDY

The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) meets this Thursday and Friday in Arlington, VA.

There is a new location for the meeting.  That information here... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old%20newsflashes%20MAY%2006/newsflash05-15-2006-7.htm

On Friday, the Commission will consider whether to study vets who get VA compensation and SSDI benefits.

Gen. (Ret.) Terry Scott, the Commission's Chair, is pushing for this study...and, has lots of help from Congress...namely Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN), Chair of the House Vets' Committee and Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), chair of the Senate Vets' Committee.

We need veterans at the Friday meeting to speak against this proposed study.

VA comp and SSDI have nothing to do with each other and should not be studied by the Commission.

Your help is needed.

If you are in the area...put it on your calendar.

Background here, with back links to other stories about this issue... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old%20newsflashes%20MAY%2006/newsflash05-11-2006-1.htm

The importance of this issue cannot be overestimated.

Remember, SSDI benefits revert to regular Social Security at age 65.  Would that mean regular SS benefits could be offset by VA comp?

And, if the Commission wants to look into this type of insurance benefit, what about other sources of income a disabled vet might get?

Basically, if this study goes forward...it would open the door to any number of offsets and reduced compensation for veterans.

---------------

Larry Scott

(go back to VA Watchdog dot Org Home Page)

	Web www.vawatchdog.org

FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such materials available in an effort to advance understanding of veterans' issues. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed an interest in receiving the included information for educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml   If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
 

Now we have VA Watchdog Stuff

Cups, Hats, Shirts and more

Click here to order and support the site