A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the period after a veteran is discharged from military service during which the occurrence of certain disease is presumed to be service-connected shall, in the case of syringomyelia, be seven years.

Summary

Requires a presumption of service connection for veterans with syringomyelia developed to a ten percent or greater degree of disability within seven years after separation from active wartime service for purposes of veterans' disability compensation.

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Timeline

1. 7 March 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 March 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
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