The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider if the federal government may, after six years, cut off combat-related special compensation to a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The justices granted the petition in Soto v. United States on Jan. 17 in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision. Oral argument in the case has not yet been scheduled.
Veterans are allowed to seek retroactive combat-related special compensation (CRSC) but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has determined that such payments are subject to the federal Barring Act, which provides a six-year statute of limitations….