A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, relating to specially adopted housing for disabled veterans, to remove the requirement that a blind veteran, to be eligible for assistance under such chapter, must also have suffered the loss or use of one lower extremity.

Summary

Removes the requirement that a blind veteran must also have suffered the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity to be eligible for specially adapted housing benefits. Reduces from $30,000 to $12,500 the limitation on specially adapted housing benefits for veterans who cannot walk without the aid of braces, crutches, cane, or wheelchair. Provides a maximum flat rate of $12,500 on such benefits for eligible veterans who are building or remodeling a home.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 March 1979

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