United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6798 (110th)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
Introduced
1 August 2008
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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7 February 2024
Summary
Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, cancers of any tissues through the opening of the gastrointestinal tract to the end, becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10% or more.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2008
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Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 August 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6798
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6798