WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today raised alarm following the Trump Administration's new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that immediately changes how veteran disability ratings are evaluated. This will lower disability ratings and compensation awards for disabled veterans by not taking into account their baseline conditions.
"Each day, thousands of veterans take medications to cope and better control their service-connected conditions, or to reduce their symptoms. This new Trump Administration policy - aimed at tanking earned disability compensation for these veterans - app...