Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-810
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-03-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Blood and blood diseases

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Conflicts and wars

Disability assistance

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 810 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17 (legislative day, March 16), 2021 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Brown , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Casey , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Coons , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 . 2. Addition of additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 9109 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (L) Hypertension. (M) Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. .