Greater compensation for combat-injured veterans may be funded through cuts to future disability benefits for others.

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Social Security disability benefits can provide crucial income support, but eligibility is notoriously strict.

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Future veterans would not get compensated for tinnitus or sleep apnea.

The VFW called the proposed changes a “serious problem” for the future of disability compensation.

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