H.R. 3209 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.

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Includes nasopharyngeal cancer associated with exposure to certain ionizing radiation during military service in the Republic of Vietnam among those diseases which shall be presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation provisions.

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2005-07-12
Introduced in House
2005-07-12
Introduced in House
2005-07-12
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2005-07-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.

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