Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act

HB 5610 Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act

US Congress 116th Congress

Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
HB-5610


About HB-5610

Provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam. 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.

  

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Introduced 01/17/2020

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