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Ahhh...but there's more!

Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) is offering an amendment to fully eliminate the VA disability compensation offset to military retired pay for all disabled retirees with 20 or more years of service. This would be effective 01 October 2002.

Senator Levin is the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and is offering the ammendment on behalf of the whole SASC!

Now the devil is in the details. In this case, the details are ensuring that not only the ammendment is included in the Senate Bill, but that the bill passes and full concurrent receipt survives during the House/Senate negotiations.

So make sure you lean heavily on your Representatives and Senators. This is a "one-shot" chance!