A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3507| Senate
| Updated: 9/26/2018
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVietnam
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3507| Senate
| Updated: 9/26/2018
This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVietnam