{"id":2817,"date":"2021-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wyden-merkley-seek-to-provide-disabled-vets-full-military-benefits\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:05:57","slug":"wyden-merkley-seek-to-provide-disabled-vets-full-military-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-seek-to-provide-disabled-vets-full-military-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden y Merkley buscan brindar a los veteranos discapacitados beneficios militares completos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (KTVZ) \u2014 Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., se unieron a sus colegas el martes para presentar el&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veterans.senate.gov\/download\/major-richard-star-act-2021\"><i>Acto del comandante Richard Star<\/i><\/a>, legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista para proporcionar a los veteranos heridos en combate con menos de 20 a\u00f1os de servicio militar sus beneficios completos de jubilaci\u00f3n y discapacidad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe luchado mucho y durante mucho tiempo para garantizar que los veteranos en Oreg\u00f3n y en todo el pa\u00eds puedan recibir su pago completo de jubilaci\u00f3n militar y beneficios por discapacidad\u201d, dijo Wyden. \u201cEste proyecto de ley representa un pago inicial importante sobre ese principio y garantizar\u00e1 que estos valientes veteranos, que han sacrificado tanto al servicio de nuestro pa\u00eds, reciban la compensaci\u00f3n que se han ganado\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs alarmante e inaceptable que los veteranos que han resultado heridos en combate durante sus primeros veinte a\u00f1os de servicio en nuestras fuerzas armadas no puedan recibir tanto el pago de jubilaci\u00f3n militar como la compensaci\u00f3n por discapacidad del VA\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cNo deber\u00eda importar cu\u00e1ntas d\u00e9cadas hayas usado un uniforme militar, si te lesionas por arriesgar tu vida por tu pa\u00eds, mereces ese apoyo. Depende de nosotros asegurarnos de que todos y cada uno de nuestros veteranos reciban la ayuda que necesitan para estar saludables y prosperar cuando regresen a casa, y la&nbsp;<i>Acto del comandante Richard Star<\/i>&nbsp;es parte integral de ese esfuerzo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Actualmente, 42,000 militares retirados con lesiones relacionadas con el combate califican para el pago de jubilaci\u00f3n por su servicio del Departamento de Defensa (DoD) y para la compensaci\u00f3n por discapacidad por lesiones adquiridas en combate del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA). Sin embargo, para los veteranos jubilados con menos de 20 a\u00f1os de servicio, su pago por discapacidad se deduce de su pago de jubilaci\u00f3n. El&nbsp;<i>Acto del comandante Richard Star&nbsp;<\/i>revocar\u00eda esta compensaci\u00f3n injusta, permitiendo que los veteranos discapacitados reciban tanto su pago de jubilaci\u00f3n como su compensaci\u00f3n por discapacidad.<\/p>\n<p>El proyecto de ley lleva el nombre del mayor Richard A. Star, padre, esposo y veterano de guerra condecorado que, como resultado de sus heridas relacionadas con el combate, se retir\u00f3 m\u00e9dicamente. Major Star lamentablemente perdi\u00f3 su batalla contra el c\u00e1ncer el 13 de febrero de 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>El&nbsp;<i>Acto del comandante Richard Star&nbsp;<\/i>recibi\u00f3 un fuerte respaldo de las principales organizaciones de servicios para veteranos, incluida la Coalici\u00f3n Militar, la Asociaci\u00f3n de Oficiales Militares de Am\u00e9rica (MOAA), el Proyecto Guerrero Herido (WWP) y los Veteranos Estadounidenses Discapacitados (DAV).<\/p>\n<p>El proyecto de ley fue copatrocinado por el presidente del Comit\u00e9 Senatorial de Asuntos de Veteranos Jon Tester, D-Mont., los senadores Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Michael Bennet, D- Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito, RW.Va., Robert Casey, D-Penn. , Susan Collins, R-Maine, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Kevin Cramer, RN.D., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Kirsten Gillibrand, DN.Y., Margaret Wood Hassan, DN.H., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, John Hoeven, RN.D., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Partrick Leahy, D-Vt., Joe Manchin, DW.Va., Edward Markey, D-Mass., Robert Menendez, DN.J., Lisa Murkowski, R-Ark., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Rob Portman, R-Ohio., James Risch, R- Idaho, Mike Rounds, RS.D., Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., Krysten Sinema, D-Ariz., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Mark Warner, D-Va., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., y Roger Wicker, R-Miss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs con mucha gratitud que agradezco al Senador Tester por presentar el&nbsp;<i>ley mayor richard star,<\/i>&nbsp;y por su continuo compromiso de ayudar a nuestros soldados estadounidenses, veteranos y sus familias\u201d, dijo Tonya D. Star, esposa del comandante Richard Star. \u201cAntes de que el comandante Richard Star perdiera su larga batalla contra el c\u00e1ncer hace solo unos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de 29 a\u00f1os de servicio, me hizo prometerle que continuar\u00eda trabajando con los miembros del Congreso para aprobar este proyecto de ley y ayudar a las 42,000 familias que beneficiarse desesperadamente de ello. Es un honor continuar con este esfuerzo en su memoria\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Texto de la&nbsp;<i>Acto del comandante Richard Star<\/i>&nbsp;puede ser encontrado&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veterans.senate.gov\/download\/major-richard-star-act-2021\"><b>AQU\u00cd<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (KTVZ) &#8212; Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Tuesday to introduce the&nbsp;Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation to provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service their full retirement and disability benefits. &ldquo;I have fought long and hard to ensure that veterans in Oregon and nationwide can receive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wyden, Merkley seek to provide disabled vets full military benefits - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-seek-to-provide-disabled-vets-full-military-benefits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wyden, Merkley seek to provide disabled vets full military benefits - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON (KTVZ) &#8212; Sens. 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