H.R. 2963 — Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act

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Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay special disability compensation due to a veteran's loss of paired organs when the veteran has suffered impairment of vision compensable to a degree of ten percent or more (currently, blindness) in one eye as a result of a service-connected disability and impairment of vision (currently, blindness) in the other eye as a result of a non-service-connected disability not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct.

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H.R. 6073To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.
2006-09-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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2005-06-17
Introduced in House
2005-06-17
Introduced in House
2005-06-17
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2005-06-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2006-04-06
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act

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