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Senate Bill 2810
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 7, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Nov 7, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 20, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2810
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Democrat
Bob Menendez
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019

This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service.

This bill applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma.

The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
November 7, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Jul 19, 2019
Introduced in House
11
Sponsorship
House Bill 3866
Hear our Heroes Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (3)
11/20/2019
Star Print ordered on the bill.
11/07/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
11/07/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:02:35 AM
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