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House Passes Two Veterans Bills With Key Disability Benefit Divide

The House passed two bills this week that would expand benefits for veterans with combat-related disabilities, but with a key difference: one would expand benefits while potentially reducing disability compensation for some veterans with sleep apnea or tinnitus, while the other would expand benefits without those reductions. ​ On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the House passed H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, by voice vote. According to The Hill, no Democrat demanded a recorded vote when the presiding Republican brought the bill up, so the House passed it by voice vote. Democrats…

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