To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.

3.0.0 6732 2017-12-14T21:30:35Z 2017-12-14T21:30:35Z House H HR 2008-07-31 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T14:04:50Z 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-07-31 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-07-31 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-07-31 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-07-31 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-07-31 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2008-07-31 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-07-31 True A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2008-07-31 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-07-31 True D000607 Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Joe Donnelly D IN 2 2008-07-31 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2008-07-31 True Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Military operations and strategy Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-10-27T21:31:46Z Defines "combat with the enemy," for purposes of proof of service-connection for veterans' disability compensation, as service on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war; or (2) in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6732ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6732ih.xml 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.