S. 1444 · 111th Congress
COMBAT PTSD Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Kerry
- Introduced
- 2009-07-13
- Latest action
- 2009-10-21 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Summary
Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act or COMBAT PTSD Act - Defines "combat with the enemy," for purposes of proof of service-connection for veterans' disability compensation, as service on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war; or (2) in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities.