WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement after the Trump Administration indicated it would permanently rescind its new policy that would change how veteran disability ratings are evaluated. This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy would have lowered disability ratings and compensation awards for disabled veterans who rely on medications to manage their health conditions by ignoring the true severity of their disabilities.
"The Secretary has indicated he will permanently rescind a cruel and dangerous policy that never should have been considered-slashing disability benefits for thou...