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H.R. 6941

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Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
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Committee
Latest Action · September 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
September 27, 2018
Cosponsors (3)
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Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.

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