The Nation : Veterans’ Programs Cut
Education, rehabilitation and job programs for veterans will be cut by as much as 13% to meet the deficit goals of the Gramm-Rudman law, the Veterans Administration said. It said a single veteran who is a full-time student will lose $33 a month and a single veteran getting vocational rehabilitation aid will lose $41 a month, effective today. The VA said checks for service-connected disability or injury will not be affected.
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