H.R. 3209 · 109th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeb Bradley
- Introduced
- 2005-07-12
- Latest action
- 2005-07-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary
Includes nasopharyngeal cancer associated with exposure to certain ionizing radiation during military service in the Republic of Vietnam among those diseases which shall be presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation provisions.