S 1432 · 94th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that certain veterans who were prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 per centum; to deem certain prisoners of war to be permanently and totally disabled for the purposes of receiving wartime disability compensation; to provide hospital care and medical treatment for certain non-service-connected disabilities of former prisoners of war; to provide a 10-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of certain prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1975-04-15)
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Provides that any veteran who, while on active duty, was held as a prisoner of war for not less than six months shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent rated as permanent for purposes of entitlement to wartime disability compensation and other veterans benefits. Provides for a ten year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of such veterans.…
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