H.R. 6032 · 110th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's Disease.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Bob Filner
Introduced
2008-05-13
Latest action
2008-06-12 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summary

Adds Parkinson's disease (manifested to a degree of disability of 10% or more) to the list of diseases considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service in Vietnam, notwithstanding that there is no evidence of the disease during the period of service, provided a veteran served between specified dates and was exposed to an herbicide used in military operations during that period.