legislation: 96-s-1212
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| 96-s-1212 | 96 | s | 1212 | A bill to amend section 312 (a) of title 38, United States Code, to provide that certain veterans who suffer syringomyelia will be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such disease in military service if such disease is developed within seven years after the veteran's discharge or release from the armed forces, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1979-05-22 | 1979-05-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000287 | 0 | Provides that syringomyelia developing an 18 percent or more degree of disability within seven years after separation from active wartime service shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of veterans' disability compensation. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1212 |