Nearly 2 Million Veterans Would Benefit From Raising The Federal Minimum Wage

No, no they would not, a more accurate statement would be 1.5 Million Veterans would be unable to find jobs if the federal minimum wage was raised.

Restricting the ability for an individual to negotiate their own salary is not a benefit to that individual.

WHAT? There won't be any benefit to them IF they lose their job due to the costs associated with wage increases. If it costs a business owner more to run the business, the owner can either cut costs, increase prices (which may deter business and force a closure) or go out of business. This is not rocket science, but simple common sense.