Tennessee State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) filed the Veterans Assistance for Livelihood, Opportunity, and Relief (VALOR) Act on Monday.
Otherwise known as HB 52, the legislation would exempt U.S. veterans determined by Veterans Affairs (VA) to be 100 percent disabled from a service-related injury from vehicle taxes, refund them for property taxes, and allow them to apply for lifetime licenses to hunt and fish in Tennessee.
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Federal legislation has been proposed, led in part by a North Carolina congressman, to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, known by the acronym COLA Act, could go into effect as soon as Dec. 1, with adjustment parallel to the annual COLA adjustment to Social Security benefits, as determined by the Social Security Administration.
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