HR 1875 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend section 312 of title 38, United States Code, by providing that malignant tumors (cancer) which develop within five years from the date of separation from wartime service shall be presumed to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, such service.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1977-01-13)
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Provides, for purposes of qualifying veterans for wartime disability compensation, a five-year presumptive period of service connection for malignant tumors (cancer) which develop within five years from the date of separation from wartime active service.…
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