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- H.R.1428
H.R.1428: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced March 11, 2009
- Latest Major Action March 13, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
85 (64 Democrats, 22 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Adds Parkinson's disease (manifested to a degree of disability of 10% or more) to the list of diseases presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service in Vietnam (and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation), notwithstanding that there is no evidence of the disease during the period of service, provided a veteran served between specified dates and was exposed to a herbicide used in military operations...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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| March 11, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Bob Filner (D-Calif.) |