A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that certain veterans who were prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent.

Summary

Provides that veterans who were prisoners of war for more than 6 months during World War II or the Korean War shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent for purposes of entitlement to veterans' disability compensation.

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Timeline

1. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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