HR 1355 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Disability assistance Environmental health Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Military facilities and property Nursing Solid waste and recycling Uzbekistan Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation

K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

Introduced: May 12, 2021 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 25, 2021

Introduced in House

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K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain diseases becoming manifest in a veteran who served on active duty at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005. Specifically, there must be a presumption of service-connection for veterans who manifest illnesses that have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint, as determined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Veterans who served at K2 Air Base during the specified period are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for an illness that has been determined by NASEM to have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint.