To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.

Summary

Allows veterans' disability compensation benefits to be paid to the survivor of a veteran whose service-connected disability was continuously rated totally disabling for at least one year immediately preceding death. (Current law allows such survivor right of payment if the disability was rated total for periods of up to ten years under various circumstances.)

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Timeline

1. 19 June 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 June 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 June 2009 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
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