Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023
United States118th CongressS-1590Senate
Updated: May 11, 2023
Summary
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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