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Bilirakis Introduces Bill to Provide Veterans Full Compensation

January 13, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, today introduced H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act, to allow Veterans to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.

"The Retired Pay Restoration Act ensures that all Veterans who receive retirement payments as a result of their military service can also receive disability payments from the Veterans Administration. Currently, some military retirees have their disability pay deducted from their retirement pay; these are two completely different benefits. They should not count against one another. It isn't right to deny Veterans the financial compensation they have earned and deserve," Bilirakis said.