S. 1582 113th Congress Senate

Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit reports on the provision of services by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with heari… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit reports on the provision of services by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with hearing loss and other auditory system injuries and the measures that can be taken jointly by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to hearing loss and other auditory system injuries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 28, 2013 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysis

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Health information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

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Oct 30, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

Oct 28, 2013

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

Oct 28, 2013

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action October 30, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to the congressional veterans committees on actions taken to implement the findings and recommendations included in the 2006 report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies entitled "Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus."

Requires the Secretary's report to include an evaluation of the extent to which veterans who had a military occupational specialty that is not included on the Duty Military Occupational Specialty Noise Exposure Listing are precluded from receiving VA benefits related to hearing loss.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on joint VA-Department of Defense (DOD) programs concerning the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hearing loss of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, as well as related matters.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1582: Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1582/

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