Increases and adjusts annual allowance for veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.

New Jersey A1682 increases the annual allowance for veterans with specific wartime service-connected disabilities from $750 to $1,500. The bill also mandates an annual adjustment to this allowance based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. This adjustment ensures the allowance keeps pace with cost-of-living increases. The changes apply to veterans with total loss of sight, paraplegia, osteochondritis, hemiplegia, or amputations. The allowance is payable for the veteran's life and, upon their death, to their surviving spouse or partner.

Increases and adjusts annual allowance for veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.

New Jersey A1682 increases the annual allowance for veterans with specific wartime service-connected disabilities from $750 to $1,500. The bill also mandates an annual adjustment to this allowance based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. This adjustment ensures the allowance keeps pace with cost-of-living increases. The changes apply to veterans with total loss of sight, paraplegia, osteochondritis, hemiplegia, or amputations. The allowance is payable for the veteran's life and, upon their death, to their surviving spouse or partner.