14-F-0060_Rep_Donna_Edwards_Correspondence.pdf

C!Congre1)1) of tbe Wnlteb ~tate1) mlasl)ington, ii€: 20515 The Honorable Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Gates, January 15, 2009 We write to respectfully request that the Department of Defense (DoD) reconsider an administrative policy regarding the definition of"combat-related" for the purpose of qualifying separating personnel-for the concurrent receipt of both DoD disability severance and disability benefits administered thro...