HR 2945 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-07-15· Sponsored by Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-227.(1987-12-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1987 - Title I: Rate Increases - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans. Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans who have died as a result of service-connected disabilities, as well as the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving children. Title II: Improved Benefits for Former Prisoners of War - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to: (1) redefine "former prisoner of war" to include persons held by other than an enemy government during a war; and (2) allow a presumption of service-connection for peripheral neuropathy due to trauma, a spastic colon, or peptic or duodenal ulcers suffered by a former prisoner of war which become manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active military service. Decreases from six months to 90 days the period of internment required for former prisoners of war to become eligible for dental care benefits. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Administrator of Veterans…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans