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Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3548| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (2)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022 This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service. This bill applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2810
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 1, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2810
    Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019


  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 1, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6464: Hear our Heroes Act of 2022
Disability assistanceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3548| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022 This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service. This bill applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2810
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 1, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2810
    Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019


  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 1, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (2)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6464: Hear our Heroes Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability assistanceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' pensions and compensation