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HR 1428 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Disability assistance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Neurological disorders Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam

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: March 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adds Parkinson's disease (manifested to a degree of disability of 10% or more) to the list of diseases presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service in Vietnam (and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation), 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 a herbicide used in military operations during that period.

What's happening now March 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 11 Republican 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 9, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Nov 7, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Oct 13, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 6, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 14, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 14, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 14, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jul 31, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 27, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Jul 10, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Jul 10, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 7, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jun 24, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 24, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Jun 19, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 16, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Jun 16, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 16, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 9, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Jun 9, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1428: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1428/
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"H.R. 1428: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1428/.
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H.R. 1428, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1428/.
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