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.

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Introduced

16 April 1973

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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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summary · EN · 16 April 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/7017
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