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S 847 110th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disabled Health Multiple sclerosis Veterans' disability compensation

A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a period of war.

Introduced: March 13, 2007 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Mar 13, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 13, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminates the period following separation from service within which a veteran's multiple sclerosis must have developed to a degree of disability of 10% or more to be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service during a period of war.

What's happening now March 13, 2007

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

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 847: A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a period of war.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-847/
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"S. 847: A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a period of war.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-847/.
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S. 847, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-847/.
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