{"id":12100,"date":"2020-12-18T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/18\/insurance-changes-could-help-disabled-veterans-troops-in-the-new-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:01:06","slug":"insurance-changes-could-help-disabled-veterans-troops-in-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2020\/12\/18\/insurance-changes-could-help-disabled-veterans-troops-in-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance changes could help disabled veterans, troops in the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disabled veterans will see a dramatic increase in their life insurance coverage, and new protections in how<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/11\/01\/after-nearly-four-years-soldier-wins-fight-against-army-bureaucracy\/\" target=_blank> traumatic injury insurance claims<\/a> are paid out, under reforms included in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/12\/16\/congress-finalizes-sweeping-veterans-policy-bill-with-new-protections-for-women-students\/\" target=_blank>massive veterans bill passed by Congress this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes are just two of dozens of new initiatives in the bill, which was unanimously approved by both chambers and is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump in coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation \u2014 named for former Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and outgoing House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member Phil Roe, R-Tenn. \u2014 lifts cap for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2017\/10\/27\/bill-would-dramatically-increase-veterans-life-insurance-payouts\/\" target=_blank> Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance<\/a> program from $10,000 to $40,000 in a move that advocates say is long overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/12\/16\/congress-finalizes-sweeping-veterans-policy-bill-with-new-protections-for-women-students\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6113555.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Congress finalizes sweeping veterans policy bill with new protections for women, students<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trump is expected to sign the measure into law later this month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe program was adopted in the 1950s to help address the growing population of veterans left without insurance due to an inability to pass a life insurance physical,\u201d said Derek Fronabarger, a legislative director with Wounded Warrior Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe pay-out amount has not changed since the program was established, and the benefit was significantly attrited over the years by inflation. This change will greatly improve life insurance benefits for service-disabled veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The S-DVI program is designed to give access to low-cost life insurance to individuals who likely otherwise would not qualify because of their medical status. By raising the cap, lawmakers hope to provide more financial assurances to their families, and better match the program with current veterans\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, provisions related to the Traumatic Injury Protection Servicemembers\u2019 Group Life Insurance program included in the bill are designed to provide more clarity to families when claims are rejected. The provision was inspired by the case of Sgt. 1st Class Cameron Corder, who spent four years fighting with Army bureaucracy for TSGLI payouts after his back injury in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new legislation requires that troops or veterans denied the benefits \u2014 which can total up to $100,000 for some injuries \u2014 get a detailed explanation of the reasons for the denial, and that those same criteria be used in subsequent appeals of the claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2017\/11\/01\/after-nearly-four-years-soldier-wins-fight-against-army-bureaucracy\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cameron-corder-photos.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">After nearly four years, soldier wins fight against Army bureaucracy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army officials reversed course on a long-standing struggle over whether one solider&#039;s injuries from Afghanistan counted as war zone wounds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Corder\u2019s case, Army officials gave multiple, sometimes contradictory, reasons for denying his claim. 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Dan Kildee, D-Mich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kildee, who was one of the authors of the new language, called the changes necessary to make sure troops are receiving the benefits they have earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn injured servicemember should never have to go through a difficult and lengthy bureaucratic ordeal to get the benefits they deserve,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cOur men and women in uniform, who defend our freedoms, represent the best of this country, and we owe them our full support when they return home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of the insurance changes are set to go into effect early next year, pending the president\u2019s signature on the legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes to the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program and Traumatic Injury Protection Servicemembers\u2019 Group Life Insurance program could benefit thousands of 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