Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 17, 2021)
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. 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.
What just happenedApr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 17, 2021
- Apr 28, 2021Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 17, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 17, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate