Kerry Fights for Blinded Vets

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2010

CONTACT: DC Press Office, [phone] [phone]





WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation that will allow blinded veterans in Massachusetts to keep their entire pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA.)



Massachusetts offers a $2000 annual payment to permanently blind veterans, but the VA currently subtracts that annuity from their federal pension checks, denying blinded veterans their full and rightful benefits. Senator Kerry’s Veteran's Pensions Protection Act will end that practice, providing veterans the full benefits they’ve earned.

http://kerry.senate.gov/cfm/record.cfm?id=323114

[Gman]

1. They need to include widows of vets

widows of vets have their Social Security reduced by the amount of the survivor benefit from the VA. That's just plain wrong. They in effect lose the VA widow pension.

[politicasista]

2. Call his office or e-mail them

Bills can always use improvements.