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S. 2872 (110th)

Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008

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Introduced

16 April 2008

Last action

16 April 2008 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]

Subjects

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14 August 2025

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Summary

Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat as a disability for OASDI and SSI disability payment purposes any service-connected disability rated and certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as total by reason of unemployability, and expected to last at least one year. Applies the same treatment to related child's insurance and widow's and widower's insurance benefits. Makes medical findings by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of total service-connected disability by reason of unemployability conclusive evidence of disability for OASDI and SSI purposes. Requires treatment of any determination of a veteran's disability by the Commissioner of Social Security for OASDI and SSI purposes as a disability or a combination of disabilities rated as 100% disabling by reason of individual unemployability for veterans' benefits purposes. Cautions, however, that such requirement shall not be construed to establish a service-connection or presumption of service-connection with respect to any disability of a veteran.

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Timeline

  1. 16 April 2008

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  2. 16 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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