Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
- Last Action
- 2/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2019-01-15Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-15 (00)
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Subjects
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Military personnel and dependents
- Neurological disorders
- Veterans' medical care
- Vietnam
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