Local veterans are concerned over the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' proposal to remove tinnitus as a stand-alone disability and to change the language surrounding a sleep apnea disability.
The VA made the announcement in February and said in an email to veterans,"The proposed updates to the rating schedule for these conditions will enable VA to incorporate modern medical data and terminology to provide Veterans with more accurate and consistent decisions. Veterans who currently receive compensation for a service-connected condition in these body systems will not have their disability rating impacted when the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities is updated.
"It doesn't sit right with us that these changes are about to occur and we are left to believe that nothing's going to happen to us," said Army veteran John Rodriguez. Long Island veteran Shaun Thompson said he had a sleep apnea test performed two months ago. He just received a letter from the VA saying a decision about whether he should receive compensation is being"deferred."
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