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HR 38 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Stress (Psychology) Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Vietnam veterans

Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act - Creates a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for veterans suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.

What's happening now January 6, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 1, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 38: Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-38/
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"H.R. 38: Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-38/.
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H.R. 38, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-38/.
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