<body><div>AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two local veterans have different views on a proposed bill that would give more money to some veterans and take away disability payments for others.Carlatrena Walker, a disabled veteran, said her experience has left her concerned about what the bill could mean for future veterans.Walker said she left the military in 1998 and has lived with a reminder of her service.After more than two decades of work, officials are breaking ground Friday on a new state veterans cemetery in Augusta.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=00l4oB_1H4IRgrt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=00l4oB_1H4IRgrt00" width="1600" height="900" ></figure>“I was told the drumming noise, the humming noise that was in my ear and creating a level of anxiety for me would eventually go away,” Walker said.The noise never went away, she said. After moving to a new home, she struggled to go outside.“It took me anywhere between six months to nine months to actually be able to go outside and be in my front yard,” Walker said.Truck Carlson, a 30-year veteran, said he is not overly concerned about the proposal.The Augusta Dream Center is giving away 300 turkeys with all the fixings instead of serving its usual Thanksgiving dinner.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3D4uXp_1H4IRgrt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3D4uXp_1H4IRgrt00" width="1600" height="904" ></figure>“It’s refocusing and re-energizing different programs that are much more prevalent now,” Carlson said.Carlson said his experience navigating medical care was different because he retired from Eisenhower Army Medical Center.“I had a firsthand knowledge of how the medical system worked,” Carlson said. “And so navigating those lanes of traffic was easier for me than someone coming from retiring out of Fort Bragg.”Carlson said he believes the landscape has changed for the better.</div></body>

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two local veterans have different views on a proposed bill that would give more money to some veterans and take away disability payments for others. Carlatrena Walker, a disabled veteran, said her experience has left her concerned about what the bill could mean for future veterans.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two local veterans have different views on a proposed bill that would give more money to some veterans and take away disability 

Veterans share differing views on proposed benefits bill

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