Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses.
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Overview
This bill increases the annual payment made by the State of New Jersey to veterans and their surviving spouses who have specific service-connected disabilities. Currently, the payment is $750 per year, but the bill would raise it to $3,000 per year. This increase applies to veterans who have lost sight, paraplegia, osteochondritis, hemiplegia, or suffered amputations due to injury, disease, or enemy action, as well as to their surviving spouses.
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Michael Testa
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Anthony Bucco
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