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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Last progress 1 year ago
Treats veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as eligible for increased dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) regardless of how long they had ALS before death, and defines a "surviving spouse" for this purpose as someone married to the veteran continuously for at least eight years. The change applies to veterans who die from ALS on or after October 1, 2025.
Also requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deliver a report to Congress within 180 days identifying any other service-connected disabilities (besides ALS) that should be treated the same way, and to list high-mortality service-connected disabilities with life-expectancy information for each.
To advance sensible priorities.