H.R. 1005 · 116th Congress
Burn Pit Veterans Revision Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joaquin Castro
- Introduced
- 2019-02-06
- Latest action
- 2019-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary
Burn Pit Veterans Revision Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to amend the schedule for rating disabilities (for purposes of veterans benefit calculations) to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis, a respiratory disease that could be caused by burn pit exposure. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
The VA must provide a process for veterans who receive compensation due to a service-connected disability to have their disability reevaluated based on the diagnostic code and evaluation criteria established for obliterative bronchiolitis. Such veterans may then be assigned a new disability rating as a result of such reevaluation if such assignment does not reduce the veteran's existing disability rating.