HR 1005 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Burn Pit Veterans Revision Act

Introduced 2019-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2019-03-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Burn Pit Veterans Revision Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to amend the schedule for rating disabilities (for purposes of veterans benefit calculations) to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis, a respiratory disease that could be caused by burn pit exposure. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment. The VA must provide a process for veterans who receive compensation due to a service-connected disability to have their disability reevaluated based on the diagnostic code and evaluation criteria established for obliterative bronchiolitis. Such veterans may then be assigned a new disability rating as a result of such reevaluation if such assignment does not reduce the veteran's existing disability rating.…

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Cosponsors (12)

10 Democrats2 Republicans