Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019

Summary

Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents (e.g., Agent Orange) during military service in Vietnam. Specifically, the bill removes the manifestation period required for the presumption of service-connection for chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for a presumption of service-connection for certain cases of acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy without a manifestation period. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 September 2020

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 September 2020

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• Reported to Senate

  summary · EN · 15 September 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 February 2019

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 February 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

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