1. A Marine loses their eyesight in a bomb blast in Afghanistan . After they receive a medical discharge they need blind rehabilitation from the Veterans Administration. How does that work?
They go to the local VA hospital and work with a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist. Every VA hospital has a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist.
They go to closest medical center, civilian or VA, with a blind rehabilitation program.
Their local VA hospital may not have a blind rehabilitation specialist so the blinded veteran may have to fly to another city.
2. To add 70 Blind Rehabilitation Specialists to make sure each VA hospital has a blind rehab specialist to provide ongoing support to our blinded troops and their families would cost?
$34 billion a year
$2 billion a year
Just $7 million a year or less than 2 minutes of federal spending.
3. A young Soldier or Marine loses both legs in combat. The Veteran's Adminstration is supposed to buy a new wheelchair adapted van for this wounded hero. The VA adapted vehicle benefit is:
$120,000, which can be used over more than one vehicle and this amount increases each year to keep up with inflation.
$80,000, which can be used on just one car and this amount increases each year to keep up with inflation.
$11,000. This amount can be used once and does not increase with inflation. Families of wounded troops pay for the van or ask community groups to host fundraisers.
4. A soldier or Marines gets killed in combat . How much is the federal death benefit for troops killed in action?
$1.2 million dollars to match the average federal government death benefit for families of civilians killed in 9/11 attack.
$283,500 to match the death benefit the federal government gives to families of local police officers killed in line of duty
$100,000.
Do Congress and the President support our wounded troops and their families?
You Decide!