However, recent records revealed the government continues to seek repayment on $1 billion in student loans from more than 40,000 severely disabled veterans who have been deemed unable to work. More than 25,000 of them are in default and just 8,500 of them have applied for forgiveness.

Read the full story at CNBC, Trump to Grant Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans published August 21, 2019.