Support HR 1366 for Chapter 61 Retirees in the 2006 NDAA
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Date: 1/13/2006 10:58:35 PM Eastern Standard Time
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 Support HR 1366 for Chapter 61 Retirees in the 2006 NDAA
Support HR 1366 Combat-Related Special Compensation Act for Inclusion in the 2007 NDAA

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Support Inclusion of Chapter 61 Retirees for Inclusion under CRSC
 
HR 1366, Combat-Related Special Compensation Act of 2005, introduced 17 March 2005 by Rep Mike Bilirakis (FL), is still valid for this 2nd session of the 109th Congress, and we need to press for its inclusion in the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act.  HR 1366 would authorize combat-related special compensation (CRSC) pay to any military retiree who is entitled to retired pay and has a combat-related disability.

(Currently, a retiree must meet those requirements and also have completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service.)  HR 1366 would provide a special compensation rule for medical disability retirees retired under Chapter 61 with less than 20 years of service. Unfortunately, as written HR 1366 would exclude Reservists with at least 15 retirement years who are given constructive credit for 20 years for retirement because of their disability (10 USC Sec 12731b), but we can work on that.

Print Poster from this site here:  http://www.ourtown2day.com/ga400/news/the-march-for-millions-of-2.shtml   

 

  The "Bonus Expeditionary Forces,” arriving at the Capitol in April 2006.  This time for the promise!  1931A band of jobless veterans, led by a former cannery worker named Walter W. Walters, arrived at the capitol in May of 1931. Tensions were high. Calling themselves the "Bonus Expeditionary Forces", these veterans demanded immediate payment of a bonus Congress had promised them for their service in World War I.

Now in 2006, “Operation Firing for Effect” and “The Veterans March” will return to Washington for the promise.  Abraham Lincoln’s statement, “Fulfill America's promise to care for those who have borne the battle”,is not well served by the existing Federal Appropriations Process.  The current direction of this process for 2006 does not measure up or do justice to the sacrifice of those who have or are currently serving. We, the veterans, are fighting for our rights and entitlements, because the system is failing us. 

The driving forces of our march on April 25 or 26, 2006 are listed below: 

 • FULL mandatory funding of the VA health care system – NOT discretionary funding.

• Free or affordable legal assistance and representation of veterans in need.

• Declassification of ALL military records for disabled Veterans with a service related disability.• Long term medical care and assistance for veterans in need.

Programs for veterans with special disabilities.• Recognition and compensation of Agent Orange and PTSD as legitimate service connected disabilities.

• Acknowledgement and treatment of biological and chemical exposures, occurring while in service.

• Cease and desist mandatory lab experimentation on military personnel.

 • Medical claim reviews to be processed in a shorter length of time (120 day max).

• Concurrent receipt of VA, Disability Pay, and Retainer Pay for all Military retirees who qualify.           

Abolish the Feres Doctrine.

• Allow all disabled veterans access to military bases for purposes of recreation (MWR) and therapy.

• Enforce the current law to protect Veteran’s Disability benefits from the court system as an award to a third   party (US Code Title 38, Section 5301).

• Repeal the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA).   (US Code Title 10, Section 1408)

• Put all Veterans on a system, by where each is issued a card, allowing he or she to go to any Doctor or any hospital and receive medical care based on their service-connected disability.

 RSVP Gene D. Simes no later than March 31, 2006, 315-986-7322/585 329-4711.  Please provide a full count of those who are committing to this cause. 

Additional contacts are Russ Scarvelli 216-291-2261 or Jim North 586-909-5971. 

Other Veteran issues to consider: 

For the latest details, visit:

 http://millionvetmarch2006.com  http://www.vfvc.netThanks, JimWebmaster: http://www.millionvetmarch2006.com  


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