HR 14560 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to presume all diseases and injuries of former prisoners of war to be service-connected disability.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1974-05-02)
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Permits the presumption that diseases and injuries, which became manifest to a degree of 10 percent, of former prisoners of war shall be considered to have been service connected disabilities, if while held as such a prisoner, the veteran suffered from dietary deficiencies, forced labor, or inhumane treatment (in violation of the terms of the Geneva Convention). (Amends 38 U.S.C. 312(c))…
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