legislation: 106-hr-5167

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106-hr-5167 106 hr 5167 Veterans Healthcare Fairness Act Armed Forces and National Security 2000-09-13 2000-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-22] CA D C001036 0 Veterans Healthcare Fairness Act - Preserves veterans' disability compensation payments, as well as survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation, in the case of service-connected disabled Persian Gulf War veterans who voluntarily participate in a health study sponsored by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and who, as a result of such participation, are diagnosed as having a motor neuron disease for which a presumption of service-connection is no longer warranted. Requires the Secretary to restore benefits for any such veterans (or their survivors) whose benefits were terminated before the enactment of this Act. 2025-08-20T14:20:31Z  

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