Statement from Paralyzed Veterans of America on The Washington Post Editorial Boards Myopic View on Veterans Benefits

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Paralyzed Veterans of America today released the following statement in answer to the Washington Post Editorial Board’s April 3, 2023, opinion piece requesting scrutiny of the VA budget providing for income and disability payments to Veterans. There has long been a debate about the purpose of veteran’s disability compensation. The overly broad argument offered by the Washington Post editorial board shares the view that compensation is only about lost wages, while failing to consider the incredible sacrifice and catastrophic consequences of veterans’ service. The Post’s editorial piece seems to suggest that spinal cord injury…