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S. 1451 (100th)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of war.

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30 June 1987

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Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

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Summary

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish a presumption of service-connection (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions after active service: (1) peripheral neuropathy; (2) spastic colon; and (3) peptic or duodenal ulcers. Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated in order to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

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