H.R. 169 · 108th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service-connection of a disease or injury alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by such service.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Thomas Reynolds
- Introduced
- 2003-01-07
- Latest action
- 2003-02-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' disability compensation and benefits, to accept the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served on or before July 27, 1953, as proof of a service connection of a disease or injury alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, if there is no clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.