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S 1934 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Health care quality Hospital care Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act

Introduced: June 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits (including dependency and indemnity compensation) in situations where a veteran has been disabled or died as a result of medical treatment or vocational rehabilitation.

Under the bill, the VA must award such benefits if a disability or death of a veteran was caused by hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service furnished by a non-VA provider as part of the Veterans Community Care Program. The proximate cause of the disability or death in these situations must have been (1) carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or a similar instance of fault on the part of the provider; or (2) an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.

What's happening now June 20, 2019

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

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1934: Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1934/
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"S. 1934: Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1934/.
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S. 1934, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1934/.
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