To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who for at least one year preceding death had a combination of service-connected disabilities rated totally disabling that included a compensable service-connected cold-weather injury.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of deceased veterans whose last discharge or other release from active duty was before August 13, 1998, and whose disability: (1) was continually rated totally disabling for at least one year immediately preceding death; and (2) included a compensable cold-weather injury determined to be service-connected.

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Timeline

1. 15 July 2002

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 July 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 July 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 August 2002

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 July 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 July 2002

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 July 2002

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Sponsors

• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
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