A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations.

Bill: 113-s-2979
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-12-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Hospital care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Military operations and strategy

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Extends from 5 to 10 years after discharge or release from active duty after January 28, 2003, a combat veteran's eligibility for veterans' hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for illnesses that have not been medically proven to be attributable to such veteran's service.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2979 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2014 Mr. Walsh (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations.

1. Extension of eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations Section 1710(e)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking period of five years and inserting period of 10 years .