A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain veterans suffering from disabilities and diseases caused by or attributable to exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation during their period of active service entitled to wartime disability compensation.

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Introduced

9 December 1981

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans suffering from any disability or disease attributable to exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation during their periods of active service at specified locations or any degenerative disease of the lymphatic system whose cause cannot be determined.

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summary · EN · 9 December 1981
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/5152
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