To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the condition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) becoming manifest in a veteran within seven years from discharge from military service shall be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service for purposes of disability compensation benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Provides that the condition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing at least a ten percent degree of disability within seven years from the date of separation from military service shall be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service for purposes of disability compensation benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 November 1989

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