S 1452
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability and paralysis
Mental health
Military operations and strategy
Veterans' pensions and compensation
COMBAT PTSD Act
Introduced: July 14, 2009
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Jul 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act or COMBAT PTSD Act - Defines "combat with the enemy," for purposes of proof of service-connection for veterans' disability compensation, as service on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war; or (2) in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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