A bill to create a rebuttable presumption that a disability of a veteran of any war or certain other military service is service connected under certain circumstances.

Summary

Provides that, for the purpose of this Act, the disability of any veteran of a war or of service after January 31, 1955, shall be deemed to be service-connected if: (1) there are no medical records available to the Veterans' Administration for the period of such veteran's active military, naval, or air service; (2) there is no medical record available to the Veterans' Administration for such veteran showing the results of any physical examination which was required by law or regulation, in effect at the time of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty, to be given members of the Armed Forces immediately prior to discharge or release from active duty; and (3) for any period of time during his active military, naval, or air service such veteran (A) was held as a prisoner of war, or (B) while in line of duty was forceably detained or interned by a foreign government or power; unless the Administrator can show by clear and convincing evidence that such disability was not incurred in or aggravated in line of duty by such veteran while serving in the active military, naval, or air service. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 602)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1973

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