3.0.0 5448 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z House H HR 2008-02-14 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-06-12T21:31:39Z Referred to 2008-02-15T16:00:45Z Referred to 2008-02-14T15:05:50Z 2008-06-12 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-02-15 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2008-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-02-14 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2008-03-06 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2008-03-06 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-03-06 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2008-03-13 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2008-03-13 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2008-03-13 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2008-03-13 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2008-03-13 False K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2008-03-13 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2008-04-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-04-10 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2008-04-10 False H001030 Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] BARON HILL D IN P. 9 2008-04-10 False M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2008-04-10 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-04-10 False H001029 Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] ROBIN HAYES R NC 8 2008-04-10 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2008-04-17 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-24 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-24 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2008-04-24 False U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2008-04-30 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-05-08 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-05-08 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2008-05-22 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2008-09-29 False M001164 Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16] Tim Mahoney D FL 16 2008-10-02 False T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2008-10-02 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2008-10-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Veterans Affairs Disability evaluation Disabled Employee training Evidence (Law) Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Health Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Medical records Mental health services Post-traumatic stress disorder Standards Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-02-14 Introduced in House 2008-05-15T14:55:07Z Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military service a diagnosis of PTSD by a mental health professional, together with a written determination that such disorder is related to the veteran's service, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation during such service. Requires the Secretary to resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. Allows PTSD service-connection to be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.

Directs the Secretary to require Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees responsible for rating disabilities, evaluating claims for disability compensation for PTSD, or adjudicating disability compensation ratings to complete a certification program established by the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct audits of examinations of veterans who submit claims for disability compensation for PTSD; (2) update the schedule for rating disabilities with respect to PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other mental disorders; (3) implement new PTSD criteria; (4) implement a holistic treatment approach for veterans with PTSD; and (5) require VA employees responsible for adjudicating disability compensation ratings to take into consideration veterans' treatment records from readjustment counseling centers and written opinions of mental health professionals.

]]> Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008 Display Title Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008 Introduced in House 2008-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5448ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5448ih.xml 2008-06-12 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.