THE GIST: Rep. Dan Crenshaw tweeted that the VFW is “self-serving” for opposing a bill that cuts disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus, and claimed losing a limb in combat was rated lower than sleep apnea is now. The vote he is reacting to really happened. The 40 percent floor for a below-the-knee amputation is real. But his 30 percent comparison does not match the VA’s own rating schedule, then or now, and the bare percentage he is using to make his point is not what most amputees actually collect. Congress pays Crenshaw’s staff to get this right. Nobody did.
What He Said
On July 16, 2026, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), a retired Navy SEAL who lost his right eye to an IED in Helmand Province in 2012, posted a tweet accusing the Veterans of Foreign Wars of teaming up with Democrats to hurt combat wounded veterans and surviving spouses. His target was H.R. 9237, t…
