US SB2810 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-20 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-20 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. 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. Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service. applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.
Title
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-20 | Senate | Star Print ordered on the bill. |
2019-11-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3866 (Related) 2019-08-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disability assistance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Disability assistance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2810/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2810/BILLS-116s2810is.pdf |