NCLA and CVAF Ask Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Amend Regulation Denying Benefits to Disabled Vets
The current regulation denies many disabled veterans the benefits to which federal law entitles them.
- The current regulation denies many disabled veterans the benefits to which federal law entitles them.
- NCLA and CVAF urge VA to do the right thing: amend the rule to reinstate disability benefits due veterans who return to active duty the moment they leave active duty.
- VA awarded Mr. Buffington substantially lower disability benefits than those to which he was statutorily entitled.
- Besides, VA’s policy arguments are ill-considered, as disabled veterans already have an incentive to notify VA as soon as their active service ends.