He just ‘keeps on’ doing the right thing !!
Outstanding.
I did not know he has authority to do that. Hmmm.
President Trump needs to take a close look at the Veterans Disability Percentage Chart.
There is no reason for the chart except to falsely deny Disability to Veterans.
Where else in the world does 40 + 40 = 43?
Ask anybody in the VA what the purpose of that Chart is.
And just think... If LBJ had done such a thing the U.S. Military would have retained a half box of Band Aids and John Kerry would never have had to marry Teresa Heinz!
“Disabled” is now going to bring on a whole new maelstrom of mental “disabilities.”
Can’t tell you how many non-combat non-theatre vets I’ve met who now have “PTSD.”
President Obama gave make believe pig farmers of African Descent $50,000 each.
Slippery slope.
This I can get Behind, Bravo Mr President.
This is an outrage! Why isn’t Trump doing this for the children of illegal aliens? < /Dem candidates and CNN >
I guess the dums can kiss the military vote good-bye one more time
The problem with this is that they are saying a person who is totally and permanently disabled qualifies and that it is determined at discharge. On many cases. it is not. I am a perfect example. My injuries were recognized at 30% upon retirement discharge. I went back to school using a lot of my nickle in loans. I wasn’t recognized to 100% until 6 years after discharge and two years later, another 100%, of which they don’t pay me for the full 200%. But there will be a lot of vets that will get that 100% long after they are committed to cover their bills.
And since there is a requirement to be re-evaluated on a yearly basis, with a physical, what happens to the money awarded if a vet goes under 100%, unworkable? Lot of bugs in this one.
rwood
Perhaps the only group I would say should receive this.
No one else.
Bttt.
5.56mm
This at least reads that it may only include service connected combat wounds ie a Purple Heart recipient. Would be a stretch to call someone getting service connected disability a wounded warrior if the disability is for throwing a disc in your back unloading a truck. That lends more to a 'workmans comp' type disability than a wound from combat. This could be an interesting can of worms reading the comments so far.
This really makes me uncomfortable, not because I don’t want to help disabled vets, but because the next time the Democrats hold power they’ll expand the program to forgive loans to other classes of people they deem deserving, including categories that are clearly madness.
I thought student loans were already forgiven in case of disability?
This is for 100% disabled veterans Only. So anyone complaining about this needs to wise up.
Any veteran who is 100% disabled DESERVES AND EARNED this.
I applaud this move. Our veterans who is 100% disabled is presently having to pay these loans from their disability checks. They deserve better. Their suicide rate is crazy. And we need to ease their suffering.
What part of 100% disabled is not understood?
We have had so many people in this country go on Social Security Disability and some of our citizens think that VA Disability is the same as Social Security Disability.
It is not.
Social Security Disability is looking at whether the person can work.
VA Disability is for Disability brought about during the person’s term of service.
The Veteran was in the Service.