A bill to amend Title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional disabilities.

Summary

Entitles to an increased rate of monthly compensation veterans with service-connected total blindness and a hearing impairment rated at 20 percent (currently 60 percent) or more disability, or has total service-connected deafness in one ear, or has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of a hand or of a foot.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

4. 13 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 April 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

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