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HR 2937 98th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Deafness Families Survivors' benefits Veterans' disability compensation

Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983

Introduced: May 9, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 1983
Text of this Measure Incorporated into H.R.4169.
Jun 1, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 147.
Jun 1, 1983
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-228.
May 10, 1983
Ordered to be Reported.
May 10, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 1983
For Previous Action See H.R.2391.
May 9, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 9, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for such veterans' dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans.

Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children as well as the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children.

Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes an exception to the commencement of period of payment rule for an increased award of compensation by reason of a temporary increase in compensation for hospitalization or treatment of a veteran (thus making such temporary increase payable before the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the increase become effective).

Amends the Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982 to revise the effective dates respecting Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) coverage for deaths and disabilities incurred before and after FY 1982.

Includes certain adopted children within the definition of child for veterans' benefits purposes.

Decreases to ten percent disabling the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service- connected total blindness must be rated to qualify for additional disability compensation. Reduces from 40 percent to 30 percent disabling the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service-connected blindness with 5/200 visual acuity or less must be rated to qualify for such additional compensation.

What's happening now October 25, 1983

Text of this Measure Incorporated into H.R.4169.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2