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RESOLUTION 9-02
WHEREAS, the use of adaptive devices comprises a major
rehabilitative focus for blind veterans, AND
WHEREAS, blind veterans have multiple rehabilitative
needs related to hearing and communicative function, AND
WHEREAS, the use of devices is essential to rehabilitation
of sensory handicaps, AND
WHEREAS, the centralized prosthetic budget and the Denver
Distribution Center (DDC) provide high quality, efficient, and
cost effective delivery of devices and support of direct patient
care; THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Blinded Veterans Association, in convention
assembled in San Antonio, Texas on this 17th day of August, 2002,
urge the Department of Veterans Affairs retain the centralized
prosthetic budget and the Denver Distribution Center and continue
to utilize the systems for provision of devices to veterans with
sensory handicaps.
Recommended by Committee
Submitted by: Ellsworth L. Sharpe
Adopted by Convention
RESOLUTION 10-02
WHEREAS, nonpayment of both retirement pay and veteran's
disability is an injustice to the veteran, AND
WHEREAS, retirement pay is for the time served in any
military branch, AND
WHEREAS, veterans' disability compensation is for a
disability or injury while on active duty, NOW THEREFORE BE
IT
RESOLVED, that the Blinded Veterans Association strongly
seek appropriate legislative change to permit veterans simultaneous
receipt of disability compensation and military retirement pay
without reduction of the retirement pay.
Recommended by Committee
Submitted by: John N. Ransom, Pres., Nebraska R.G.
Adopted by Convention
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