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September 30, 2020
SVAC today applauded the Senate passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2020 which passed as part of the Continuing Resolution This legislation would extend select authorities...
June 15, 2023
Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program That s why I included a provision in my STRONG Veterans Act enacted last December to study RRTP wait times and availability to better inform the development of...Congress Tester led the Post 9 11 Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act which was signed into law as part of the STRONG Veterans Act in December 2022 Senate Tester secured provisions to study veterans...
February 12, 2020
News Tester Schumer Lead Dems in Blasting Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange Wednesday February 12 2020 Senators These heroes deserve more than inaction and indecision from...critical benefits to veterans suffering from health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War In their letter the Senators specifically called on the Administration...government they deserve justice Since the Agent Orange Act of 1991 VA has established a presumption of service connection for 14 diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure from the National Academies of...
September 5, 2019
Minority News Tester Colleagues Urge VA to Expand List of Medical Conditions for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Thursday September 5 2019 U S Senate Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Jon...conditions by expanding the Department s list of medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange In their letter the Senators detailed the lack of movement from VA on adding health related outcomes...and Hyperthyroidism to the list of presumptive health outcomes for service connected exposure to Agent Orange without further delay Currently VA provides presumptions for seven of the twelve health outcomes...
June 17, 2021
memorial programs at VA They also discussed passage of Tester s Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act bipartisan legislation increasing VA s funding cap from 5 million to 10 million annually to better...
June 17, 2020
information and I absolutely agree that these things take too long Tester continued I would sure hope VA acts a little differently if the National Academy of Medicine comes out with something that shows that...including the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019 Veterans Exposure to Toxic Substances VETS Act and K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020 Tester s roundtable hosted VA officials...Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 which would require VA to do its job and provide benefits for veterans suffering from four diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange And he has continuously...
December 3, 2020
Landmark Agent Orange Veteran Exposure Bill in Final Annual Defense Legislation Thursday December 3 2020 U S Senate Vietnam veterans suffering from diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange are now...S Senator Jon Tester s landmark bill in the final Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act NDAA Tester s amendment establishes a presumption of service connection for veterans suffering from...Cancer Hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism Tester successfully secured his Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act in the annual Senate defense bill in July passing the chamber overwhelmingly with a vote of 94 6 In...
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA This critical provision would expand the Department of Veterans Affairs list of medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Bladder...exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam The National Academy of Medicine NAM reported on the link between these three conditions and exposure to Agent Orange in 2016 and NAM reports continue...continue to be the standard for scientific evidence of association since the Agent Orange Act of 1991 Thirty veterans advocacy groups and organizations have already sent multiple letters of support to Congressional...
March 12, 2020
Tester Leads Bill Directing VA to do its job and Provide Benefits for Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange Thursday March 12 2020 U S Senate After years of inaction from the Trump Administration U S Senator...Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 which would require the U S Department of Veterans Affairs VA to provide benefits for veterans suffering from four diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange Currently veterans...veterans with specific health conditions developed as a result of their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are eligible for benefits and health care from VA However the Trump Administration...
June 22, 2023
legislative effort the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023 to improve the community care program Congress put in place with the VA MISSION Act Tester s bill will include provisions to streamline internal...recruit and retain medical personnel with his bipartisan VA CAREERS Act and strengthen VA infrastructure with his BUILD for Veterans Act https www veterans senate gov 2023 6 at hearing tester presses va...
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