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S 3388 110th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability evaluation Disabled Labor and Employment Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' employment War casualties

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the assignment of pre-stabilization disability ratings to certain veterans for purposes of the payment of disability compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to veterans who have been discharged from active-duty service for 365 days or less and for whom a permanent disability rating is not immediately assignable, to assign a pre-stabilization disability rating of: (1) 100%, for a veteran with a severe disability for whom substantially gainful employment is not feasible or advisable; and (2) 50%, for a veteran with a wound or injury for whom material impairment of employability is likely.

Terminates the pre-stabilization rating: (1) when a veteran receives a permanent disability rating based on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) schedule for rating disabilities; or (2) 365 days after the veteran's last separation or release from active duty. Allows the Secretary, when appropriate, to extend the pre-stabilization rating beyond such date.

What's happening now July 31, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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