A Law Against ‘Double Dipping’ Is Forcing Disabled Vets To Pay Back Separation Benefits

Veterans Benefits

Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Oct. 27, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo

The White House, Department of Veteran Affairs, and members of Congress are moving fast on veterans issues in 2017. They're working on proposals to reform the GI Bill, veterans health care, and the VA appeals process, with support from many of the nation's largest veterans service organizations and nonprofits.

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A Law Against ‘Double Dipping’ Is Forcing Disabled Vets To Pay Back Separation Benefits