HR 4683
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Sex offenses
Veterans' medical care
Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016
Introduced: March 3, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in House
May 13, 2015
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Plain-English summary
Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016
This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma.
Any board of review shall:
- review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and
- review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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