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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Veterans Vision Comp

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Veterans Affairs has made qualifying for disability benefits for vision impairment easier.

Where a veteran would have had to have 5/200 vision to qualify before, now can qualify with 20/200 vision or less in each eye or peripheral vision of 20 degrees or less in each eye.

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