HR 4209 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to establish, for purposes of paying dependency and indemnity compensation, a presumption of death from service-connected disability in the case of certain blinded veterans.

Introduced 1977-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1977-03-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes a presumption of service connection cause of death for the purposes of payment of dependency and indemnity compensation in the case of a blinded veteran who had a service-connected disability rated permanent and total for at least one year immediately preceding death, if death was due to causes not the result of misconduct on the part of such veteran.…

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