S 1444 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

COMBAT PTSD Act

Introduced 2009-07-13· Sponsored by Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]· Senate

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House
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Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.(2009-10-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act or COMBAT PTSD Act - Defines "combat with the enemy," for purposes of proof of service-connection for veterans' disability compensation, as service on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war; or (2) in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities.…

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