[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 843 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 843
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide full service-
connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or
vocational rehabilitation provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2003
Mr. Reyes (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr.
Filner, and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide full service-
connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or
vocational rehabilitation provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Injured Veterans Benefits
Eligibility Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FULL SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR PERSON DISABLED
BY TREATMENT OR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
(a) In General.--Section 1151 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) A qualifying additional disability or a qualifying death
under this section shall be considered to be a service-connected
disability, or a death due to a service-connected disability, for
purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 1151 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
respect to service-connection for purposes of eligibility for benefits
and services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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