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HR 794 101th Congress House

Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders in veterans who ser… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders in veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.

Introduced: February 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Stress (Psychology)Veterans' disability compensationVietnam veterans
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· May 25, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 17, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 17, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 2, 1989
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 2, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 794: Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-794/
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