Military Times – President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal includes another increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs but also the return of a controversial proposal to round-down cost-of-living increases for veterans benefits. The $198.6 billion budget plan for next year comes as lawmakers are still working to finalize VA spending for the current fiscal year. That is expected to land in the $186 billion range, putting the proposed increase in VA funds at around 6 percent.
