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nity to make an informed decision about whether to be tested for pros- tate cancer based on his personal values and preferences. — Col. William W. Doss, USAF (Ret) Life Member via email
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Help for Special Needs A December 2015 DoD policy allows military retirees with permanently disabled special needs dependents to take advantage of a law that now al- lows the Survivor Benefi t Plan (SBP) to be paid to a special needs trust. As the parent of a permanently intellectually disabled “child” who is also an SBP benefi ciary, I am grateful chiefl y to MOAA for making this work. It took nine years for the Special Needs Alliance asking Con- gress to pass a special law to allow military dependent annuities (SBP) to be treated the same as civilian an- nuities in this regard with respect to special needs trusts. The solution was simple and cost DoD not one cent; the retiree pays all costs. [There was] lots of sympathy but no action from Congress until MOAA got involved — no under- standing, sympathy, or action from DoD for nine years. The alliance asked MOAA for help. MOAA made it happen in less than a year: attach the bill to the National Defense Au- thorization Act. On behalf of thousands of disabled dependents and their parents, thank you, MOAA. — Col. Don Gordon, USA (Ret) via email
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Editor’s note: See “Special Needs Trust Update,” Washington Scene, page 36, for more on this topic.
For submission information, see page 6. 18 MILITARY OFFICER MARCH 2016
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