Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain

[Military.com]( Daily Brief 22 June 2023 [Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain]( The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have full access to both retirement pay and VA disability benefits. [Read More]( More Military.com Stories [No Air Conditioning, Parts Stashed in Tents: Report Dings US Missile Defense]( [Dick Van Dyke's Entertainment Career Started in a World War II Latrine]( [Alleged Shooter Who Killed 2 at Music Festival Is Army Ranger Based at JBLM]( [Air Force's Elite Close-Air Support Jobs May Be Cut by 44%]( [Search for the Missing Titanic Submersible Nears the Critical 96-Hour Mark for Oxygen Supply]( [83 Years After Exposing Navy Racism, 15 Black Sailors Exonerated]( [DoD Won't Reimburse Pet Travel in 2023, Cuts Maximum Benefit by Half]( [2 Months After Army Identified Suspects Who Allegedly Painted Racial Slurs on Barracks, No Punishment Yet]( [Protections for Troops Booted over COVID Vaccine Mandate Added to House Defense Bill]( [Veterans Can Now Use VA Info Line to Report Sexual Assault, Harassment]( [Taliban Carry Out 2nd Known Public Execution Since Seizing Power in Afghanistan]( [Navy Offers $75,000 for Recruits who Pursue Nuclear Jobs]( [Need for Speed: F-16 Pilot Calls the Fighter Jets Sought by Ukraine 'Easy to Fly']( ['Warhorse One' Is the Latest in the Line of This Year's Afghanistan Withdrawal Movies]( [Pentagon Accounting Error Provides Extra $6.2 Billion for Ukraine Military Aid]( [China, Cuba in Talks on New Military Training Site, Report Says]( [PACT Act Keeps Faith with Health Needs of America's Veterans]( [Pentagon Documents Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges]( [China Says Biden Comments Likening Leader Xi to a Dictator Are 'Extremely Absurd and Irresponsible']( [NATO Wants to Fight Climate Change. Its Chief Says the Trick Is to Make Armies Green but Strong]( [5 Cool LinkedIn Skills Every Veteran Must Know to Get a Job]( Today's Military Trivia Which one of these helicopters is nicknamed the "Hurricane Maker" for its powerful downward thrust? Video of the Day [Coast Guard Says Banging Noises Heard in Sub Search]( [Watch More Military.com Videos]( Download our Military News App! [App Store](Gtw/QUtScU5uN2tKLzhZUmxNUHhlaG12KzNBWmxKVm1Fc0NNQU91bFRKakdNUENFcFA4N1JmbnVlNG9ESCtVK285TU1kalRsZU5XaWJjOElUV090eEtjZ2pjS0l2M2p1MGQ3bERjR25WOGdDVjg9S0/) [Google Play]( You are subscribed to the Early Brief. [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Military.com](8Fx/QUtScU5uN2tKLzhZUmxNUHhlaG12KzNBWmxKVm1Fc0NNQU91bFRKakdNUENFcFA4N1JmbnVlNG9ESCtVK285TU1kalRsZU5XaWJjOElUV090eEtjZ2pjS0l2M2p1MGQ3bERjR25WOGdDVjg9S0/) [Military.com](7BD/QUtScU5uN2tKLzhZUmxNUHhlaG12KzNBWmxKVm1Fc0NNQU91bFRKakdNUENFcFA4N1JmbnVlNG9ESCtVK285TU1kalRsZU5XaWJjOElUV090eEtjZ2pjS0l2M2p1MGQ3bERjR25WOGdDVjg9S0/) [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( Reach millions of people in the military community. [Advertise with us]( Copyright © 2023 Military Advantage, Inc. All rights reserved. 133 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493