Future veterans would not get compensated for tinnitus or sleep apnea.
Greater compensation for combat-injured veterans may be funded through cuts to future disability benefits for others.
The VFW called the proposed changes a “serious problem” for the future of disability compensation.
These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.
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