The House of Representatives voted Dec. 11 to add a new provision to legislation passed in March that would improve benefits for blinded veterans. The change would allow veterans who receive disability compensation for impairment to vision in one eye to be treated for vision problems in the eye that is not service-connected. The new measure, H.Res. 855, amends HR-797, which the House passed in March. Eye injuries have risen substantially since the onset of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. “Walter Reed Army Medical Center alone has treated more than 140 service members from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom for visual injuries,” said Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., in a statement outlining the House action. Filner chairs the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The Senate, which passed comparable measure to the original House bill, S-1163, will review the new change and decide whether to include it in its legislation.