S 3235 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2018

Introduced: July 18, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

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

Jul 18, 2018

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Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2018

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for veterans with permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, who served on active duty in combat or in a military occupational specialty in which they were exposed to a high level of acoustic trauma.

What's happening now July 18, 2018

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3235: Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3235/

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