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 total blindness without light perception.

Summary

Entitles veterans with service-connected, total blindness without light perception in both eyes to the same increased rate of monthly disability compensation as is paid for the anatomical loss of both eyes.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 13 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 August 1982

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2913 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 August 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. Favorable.

   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

• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.
• related to ← Veterans Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982