A double amputee who served in Iraq is pushing lawmakers to end the 'wounded veterans tax'

A double amputee who served in Iraq is pushing lawmakers to end the 'wounded veterans tax'

When Army veteran Dan Nevins was forced to medically retire from the military after losing both his legs in combat, he thought he’d be financially taken care of by the country that he served. But Nevins soon discovered the so-called “wounded veterans tax” — an unofficial term for a federal policy that prohibits certain injured veterans from receiving both their full retirement pay and disability compensation. “I was told I could not receive both…