Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act

HB 1482 Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act

US Congress 116th Congress

Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act
HB-1482


About HB-1482

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 03/21/2019

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs.

03/29/2019

Introduced In House

03/04/2019

Referred To The House Committee On Veterans' Affairs.

03/04/2019