legislation: 105-hr-4751
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| 105-hr-4751 | 105 | hr | 4751 | Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] | AR | D | S000672 | 12 | Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998 - Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; (2) blood exposure on or through skin or mucous membrane; (3) hemodialysis; (4) a tattoo, body piercing, or acupuncture; (5) unexplained liver disease or abnormal liver function tests; or (6) working in a health care occupation. | 2025-08-21T16:11:18Z |