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Allows Disabled Veterans to Receive Full Benefits
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Allows Disabled Veterans to Receive Full Benefits

IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
Passed Senate1 year ago
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Why This Matters

This bill allows retired military members with service-connected disabilities rated below 50 percent to receive both their retirement pay and veterans' disability compensation without reductions.

If you are a disabled veteran with a service-connected disability rated under 50 percent, you can now receive both retirement pay and disability compensation starting next month.
Who this affects
retired military personnel · service-connected disabled veterans · retirees with less than 20 years service
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated under 50 percent can now receive both retired pay and disability compensation.
  2. 2The bill also includes disability retirees with less than 20 years of service for concurrent payments.
  3. 3This change removes previous restrictions on how much retired pay could be received alongside disability compensation.
  4. 4The new rules will take effect on the first day of the month following the bill's enactment.
Read the detailed summary

Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act This bill modifies provisions related to military retired pay. Specifically, the bill authorizes veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation. The bill also makes qualified disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service eligible for concurrent receipt, subject to specified reductions in retired pay.

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IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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SenateJul 23, 2025
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The President

Donald Trump
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Awaiting Signature
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