WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Veterans'Affairs Committee (SVAC), is opposing potential cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for disabled veterans who suffer from sleep apnea and tinnitus, as proposed by a draft VA rule and the Take Care of America's Veterans Act (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/services/files/2E1D083D-BFDB-46BB-BBA4-7F2C92D4CBA1). In a letter (https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_secva_on_tinnitus_and_sleep_apnea.pdf) to VA Secretary Doug Collins, King and several of his colleagues condemn the proposed reductions to benefits for veterans suffering from sleep apnea and tinnitus, which would impact...