To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

HR 6798

Introduced

Aug 1, 2008

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Digestive diseases Disabled Health Veterans' disability compensation

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Summary

Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, cancers of any tissues through the opening of the gastrointestinal tract to the end, becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10% or more.

Actions

Aug 1, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 1, 2008

Introduced in House

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