Progress in ‘Concurrent Receipt' Eligibility Unlikely

"...During the Bush administration – and despite initial opposition from that administration -- Congress voted to phase out the ban on concurrent receipt for the most seriously disabled military retirees, those with ratings from the VA of 50 percent or higher.

In 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to continue to phase out the concurrent receipt ban for all disabled retirees, meaning those with ratings 40 percent and below.  He proposed such a change his first year in office but didn't set aside money to pay for it, and the full Congress failed to pass it.

In his 2010 budget request, the president abandoned the idea of bringing relief to retirees with disability ratings of 40 percent or less..."

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