Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022

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Status In Committee
Sponsor Christopher Coons
Citation 117-S-3483
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Introduced Jan 12th, 2022
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Last Action Jan 12th, 2022
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Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.

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