A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to establish, for purposes of paying dependency and indemnity compensation, a presumption of death from service-connected disability in the case of certain blinded veterans.

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Introduced

26 July 1977

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Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Authorizes a presumption of service connection for cause of death for the purposes of payment of dependency and indemnity compensation in the case of a blinded veteran who had a service-connected disability rated permanent and total for at least one year immediately preceding death, if death was due to causes not the result of misconduct on the part of such veteran.

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summary · EN · 26 July 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1929
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