S. 3444 · 116th Congress
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jon Tester
- Introduced
- 2020-03-11
- Latest action
- 2020-03-11 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020
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.