HR 6032
110th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Environmental Protection
Health
Herbicides
Parkinson's disease
Veterans' disability compensation
Vietnam veterans
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's Disease.
Introduced: May 13, 2008
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 16, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 13, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 13, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Adds Parkinson's disease (manifested to a degree of disability of 10% or more) to the list of diseases considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service in Vietnam, notwithstanding that there is no evidence of the disease during the period of service, provided a veteran served between specified dates and was exposed to an herbicide used in military operations during that period.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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