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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 746
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions
for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID–
19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the
principal or contributory causes of death, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. BUDD, and Mr. HERN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure med-
ical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabil-
ities who die from COVID–19 to determine whether their
service-connected disabilities were the principal or con-
tributory causes of death, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Survivor
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Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. MEDICAL OPINIONS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH
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SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES WHO DIE
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OF COVID–19.
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In any case in which a veteran with one or more serv-
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ice-connected disabilities dies, the death certificate identi-
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fies Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) as the prin-
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cipal or contributory cause of death, the death certificate
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does not clearly identify any of the service-connected dis-
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abilities as the principal or contributory cause of death,
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and a claim for benefits is filed with respect to the veteran
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under chapter 13 of title 38, Unites States Code, the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs shall secure a medical opinion
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to determine if a service-connected disability was the prin-
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cipal or contributory cause of death.
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