A double amputee who served in Iraq is pushing lawmakers to end the 'wounded veterans tax'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

May 26, 2025, 5:37 PM EDT


WASHINGTON — When Army veteran Dan Nevins was forced to medically retire from the military after losing both his legs in combat, he thought he’d be financially taken care of by the country that he served. But Nevins soon discovered the so-called “wounded veterans tax” — an unofficial term for a federal policy that prohibits certain injured veterans from receiving both their full retirement pay and disability compensation.

“I was told I could not receive both,” Nevins told NBC News in an interview. “And I was like, ‘Wait a minute. That’s not what I thought was going to happen.’” It’s an issue that affects around 50,000 veterans, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, costing them each about $1,900 per month.

Under current federal policy, veterans who have less than 20 years of service and a disability rating under 50% get a dollar taken out of their retirement for every dollar they receive in disability compensation. The disability rating is assigned by the Veterans Affairs Department and assesses how much an injury or disability may impact a veteran’s health and ability to function.

And now, Nevins is pushing lawmakers in Washington to change that.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/double-amputee-iraq-pushing-lawmakers-end-wounded-veterans-tax-rcna208619

[GiqueCee]

1. What an obscene travesty...

... yet another chapter in the long, sordid history of politicians screwing veterans. They send young men to fight wars too often started for dubious reasons, or outright lies, and then cast them aside and deny them benefits to which they are entitled. What rotten people.

[Bengus81]

2. Sorry...we need $5 trillion in yet another round of tax cuts for the richest of the rich

plus Corporations so...everything else needs to be CUT to the bone to pay for them. Each day is another group of Republican voters finding that out the hard way.

[OMGWTF]

5. Yet, the military is heavily skewed toward voting for Rethugicans who use and abuse them.

[IcyPeas]

7. While the people who sit at a desk making these absurd laws have healthcare and

Pensions for life.

[Ray Bruns]

3. . I read the whole article, and it didn't say how many years he had in the army

but I’m assuming it’s less than 20. He’s getting partial retirement pay for so many’s active years and a disability pay offset. Apparently, since he didn’t have his 20 years in, this is how it works. Not saying if it’s right or wrong.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. The article seemed to fail to mention that he is part of the "Wounded Warrior Project"

(and I think most have heard their many commercials)

There was a little more info on him here - https://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/Dan-Nevins

After his initial enlistment and service, he had a break to work as a civilian, but then got called up and that is when he deployed and experienced the injury.

Haven't found anything (yet) to describe how long he served before working in private industry and then how long in private industry (don't know his age).

[IbogaProject]

6. Not right if service injury ended his career

If one risks life and limb to be in uniformed service than a service related injury should lead to full retirement.