New bill may affect veteran education and food assistance benefits

Food assistance cuts softened, veterans education benefits protected in Senate version of Trump agenda bill

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Two aspects of a sweeping bill to enact the President's agenda that alarmed veterans and military family advocates have been watered down by Senate Republicans, but another change to the bill could make it harder for veterans to get food assistance. At issue is what's been dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a combination of GOP priorities on everything from taxes to health care to border policy. The House passed the bill last month, but it is now working its way through the Senate.

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Supreme Court ruling gives extra payouts to some combat-wounded vets

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Thousands of disabled veterans could be eligible for additional retroactive combat-related special compensation after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that federal officials had unfairly capped those payments. Officials from the National Veterans Legal Services Program said more than 9,000 individuals nationwide could benefit from the ruling.

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VA hospitals remove politics and marital status from guidelines protecting patients from discrimination

The VA has imposed new guidelines on VA hospitals nationwide that remove language explicitly prohibiting doctors from discriminating against patients based on their political beliefs or marital status. The new rules have already gone into effect in at least some VA medical centers. In an emailed response to questions, the VA press secretary did not dispute that language had been removed from the bylaws, but said “all eligible veterans will always be welcome at VA and will always receive the benefits and services they’ve earned under the law”.

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How Combat-Related Special Compensation works for veterans

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Retired veterans with disabilities that are a result of combat-related conditions may experience an additional layer of hardship. Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) is designed to help those veterans get the compensation they deserve by allowing them to collect both military retired pay (MRP) and VA disability pay at the same time.

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