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H.R. 1838 108th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the presumptions of service-connection relating to diseases and disabilities of former prisoners of war.

Introduced: May 18, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Ex-prisoners of warHealthLiver diseasesMental depressionMental illnessVeterans' disability compensation
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2003
See Public Law 108-183.
Nov 19, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, as amended, Title II, Section 201.
Jun 25, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Section 11.
Jun 9, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2003

See Public Law 108-183.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Revises Federal provisions relating to the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases manifest in former prisoners of war to consider the following diseases to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service without any minimum period of internment (currently, internment of at least 30 days is required): psychosis; any of the anxiety states; dysthymic disorder; organic residuals of frostbite when consistent with prisoner conditions; and post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Adds cirrhosis of the liver to the list of diseases which will be considered as having been incurred in or aggravated by such service if: (1) the veteran was interned for at least 30 days; and (2) the disease becomes manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active military service.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2297 Procedurally related Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 18, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jun 23, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1838: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the presumptions of service-connection relating to diseases and disabilities of former prisoners of war.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1838/
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"H.R. 1838: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the presumptions of service-connection relating to diseases and disabilities of former prisoners of war.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1838/.
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H.R. 1838, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1838/.
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