H.R. 5610 · 116th Congress
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Josh Harder
- Introduced
- 2020-01-15
- Latest action
- 2020-01-15 · Introduced in House
Summary
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.