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Veterans Advocates and Organizations Urge Changes to State License-Plate Rules and Definition of ‘Disabled Veteran’
Summary
Witnesses asked the committee to create new specialty plates (Medal of Fidelity, Air Medal) and to convene a review of the state definition of disabled veteran used by the RMV, saying current language tracks VA special monthly compensation and excludes many service-connected conditions.
Multiple witnesses representing veterans’ organizations and the office of the Veteran Advocate urged the Joint Committee on Transportation to act on several items: authorize specialty license plates recognizing service and Gold Star families, create an Air Medal plate for aviators, and convene a commission or review to update Massachusetts’ statutory definition of “disabled veteran.”
Arthur Vars said he filed House Bill 3706 seeking a Medal of Fidelity license plate modeled after state honors created in 2009 that…
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