MassachusettsVeterans with certain service-related conditions would receive $5,000 annually
Massachusetts veterans with specified conditions certified as service-related and an 80% disability rating would receive $5,000 a year in two equal payments.
What it does
Veterans with certain conditions certified as service-related would receive $5,000 annually if the Veterans’ Administration rates them 80% disabled. Payments would be due from their application date.
Three amounts in Massachusetts veterans benefits law would be set at $5,000 each. The bill does not include the surrounding rules that identify who receives each amount.
Argument forTwo scheduled payments each year could give eligible veterans predictable financial support to help cover everyday expenses.
Argument againstRequiring an 80% disability rating could leave veterans with the listed conditions and other ratings outside this payment provision.
More detail
Eligible veterans would receive $5,000 each year in two equal payments. This covers veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms of Persian Gulf illness, or injuries linked to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veterans’ Administration must certify the condition as connected to military service and determine that the veteran is 80% disabled. The two $2,500 payments would be scheduled for August 1 and February 1. Payments would be due starting on the application date.
The proposal would set three amounts in Massachusetts veterans benefits law at $5,000 each. This applies to three amounts in section 6B of chapter 115 of Massachusetts law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13Accompanied a study order, see H5651 (under House Rule 27)Latest
- 2025
- Oct 28Hearing rescheduled to 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
- Oct 17Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27Senate concurred
- Feb 27Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal AffairsIntroduced
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