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

Summary

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) organic residuals of frostbite; or (2) arthritis resulting from trauma.

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Timeline

1. 10 March 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 May 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 26 June 1986

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2422 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 July 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act of 1986