Armed Services and Veterans Affairs
Terrence Williams, USAF (Ret.)
Chair
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Stay on Top of Your Veteran Benefits - Disabled Vets to See Biggest Raise Since 2012
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Veterans with the highest ratings will see an almost $100 bump in disability pay each month starting in 2019, the largest increase since 2012. That 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which kicks in Jan. 1, was made official Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Military retirement, other VA disability benefits, Social Security and federal civilian retirement will see that same increase.
For veterans with a 10 percent disability rating, that bump brings monthly compensation from $136.24 to $140.05 each month, while a veteran entitled to 100 percent disability will go from $2,973.86 to $3,057.13 monthly.
Veterans with a 30 percent disability ranking or higher are entitled to greater amounts if they have dependents. A 100 percent-disabled veteran with spouse and two children will see their monthly payment increase to $3,437.10. Veterans can also get increased payments if they have a child over 18 attending school, or if they have a disabled spouse.
All disability benefits are tax-free.
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https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/11/26/its-official-disabled-vets-see-biggest-raise-2012.html?spMailingID=2476250&spUserID=Mjk3OTExNzk2NDES1&spJobID=661079603&spReportId=NjYxMDc5NjAzS0Committee Objectives:
The Committee on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs shall: (1) seek to establish a working relationship with those agencies in government, national, state and local, having the responsibility in the affairs of members of the various Armed Services and Veterans and to see that the programs to which they are responsible are administered fairly and justly to members of the minority community; (2) study conditions pertaining to veterans and members of the Military Service and their dependents and/or survivors in the community; (3) serve as a center of information on matters affecting the members of the Active Military, Reserves, State National Guard and Veterans; (4) maintain a repository of materials, information and forms to be used in assisting veterans and/or dependents of veterans and military personnel with their problems; (5) receive and act on all complaints relative to acts of discrimination on account of race, color, creed, or denial of benefits to which they are entitled because of discrimination; (6) prepare a quarterly report on committee activities to be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Unit and the National Director of Armed Services and Veterans Affairs.