legislation: 105-s-2599

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105-s-2599 105 s 2599 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to a degree of ten percent or more 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. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  

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