3.0.0 1846 2023-01-15T09:03:31Z 2023-01-15T09:03:31Z Senate S S 2003-11-11 108 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-11T19:59:58Z 108 3455 HR 2003-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Related bill CRS 2003-11-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2003-11-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14453-14454) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N Armed Forces and National Security Blood Blood transfusions Disabled Health Hepatitis Kidney diseases Liver diseases Medical personnel Medical supplies Medical tests Military medicine Veterans' disability compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2003-11-11 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-04T21:17:03Z Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, hepatitis C becoming manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active-duty military service with respect to veterans who, during a period of such service: (1) received a transfusion of blood or blood products before December 31, 1992; (2) were exposed to blood through the skin; (3) underwent hemodialysis; (4) experienced a needle-stick injury, not due to the veteran's willful misconduct; (5) were diagnosed with unexplained liver disease; or (6) served in a health-care position or specialty under circumstances to be prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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