S. 565
IntroducedMark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
4/28/2021 • Senate
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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.
Introduced in Senate • 3/3/2021
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
March 3, 2021
Committee Review
April 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
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