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38 U.S.C. 1116A: Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam

Created in 2019 by the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-23). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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38 U.S.C. 1116APresumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam

(2)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (g) of section 5110 of this title, the Secretary…

(a)Service Connection.—For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject…

(b)Exposure.—A veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served…

(B)An individual described in this subparagraph is a veteran, or a survivor of a…

(c)Effective Date of Award.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the effective…

(d)Determination of Offshore.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for…

(e)Herbicide Agent.—In this section, the term "herbicide agent" has the meaning…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

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Unchanged since the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, Public Law 116-23 (Jun 25, 2019).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.