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S. 3483

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE](D-DE)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022 — Informed