HR 4683 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-03-03· Sponsored by Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2016-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma. Any board of review shall: review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans