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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 14, 2009
Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009 - Makes any veteran who was exposed in the line of duty to an occupational and environmental health chemical hazard of particular concern to the Secretary of Defense eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for any disability, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the disability may be associated with such exposure.
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Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D–IN
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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