What Project 2025 says about veterans benefits [Video]

VERIFY has received dozens of questions about what Project 2025, an initiative launched by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, says about various assistance programs.

Dozens of readers have also asked VERIFY whether Project 2025 calls for cutting veterans’ benefits. Some people have sent us a screenshot of posts that claim to show various Project 2025 proposals, including those that would put an end to veterans receiving retirement pay and disability benefits at the same time and make fewer people eligible for disability benefits. 

THE QUESTION

Does Project 2025 call for cutting veterans’ benefits?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

Project 2025 recommends speeding up the Department of Veterans’ Affairs review process for disability ratings and considering limits on what claims will make future recipients eligible for disability benefits. People who are currently receiving benefits could see a reduction but not a complete cut in payments. 

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