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

These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

The Major Richard Star Act would allow certain combat-injured veterans to receive their full military retirement pay.

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