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Plan to boost housing improvement grants for disabled veterans poised to become law
The measure would allow disabled vets to get additional grants for home improvements every 10 years.
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Some Gold Star orphans left without any military assistance under current benefits rules
A new proposal would mandate military provide casualty assistance officers to dependents lose both of their parents.
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Guardsmen, reservists could see benefits expand after coronavirus missions end
Lawmakers want to extend more VA home loans and waive some medical fees in an effort to recognize their service.
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Money to rename bases honoring Confederate leaders, 2021 pay raise included in latest budget plan
House appropriators will vote on the measure on Tuesday morning.
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Troops could see small boost in hazardous duty pay next year
A House plan would raise the extra pay from $250 a month to $275.
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Troops would see 3 percent pay raise, more child care and family support programs under House plan
Military Times obtained an early copy of House personnel plans for the annual defense authorization bill, set to be voted on next week.
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Key Senate panel approves 3 percent pay raise for troops next year
If approved, troops would see back-to-back years with 3 percent pay raises for the first time in a decade.
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Plan would extend Tricare coverage for dependents to age 26 without additional costs
Currently, military families must pay an additional premium to keep dependents older than 21 on their Tricare plans.
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Veterans disability exams to resume at some sites as backlog hits 114,000, nearly doubling in six months
Currently 114,000 veterans are waiting for compensation and pension exams to finalize their disability claims.
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Trump extends Guard coronavirus missions until mid-August
The move extends the deployments from 89 days to more than 120.
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