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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

4/30/2007--Introduced.

Requires the: (1) Secretary of Defense to prescribe standards for determinations of ratings of military disability to assure that such ratings are consistent across the military departments; and (2) standards to take into account all medical conditions incurred by members of the Armed Forces while in military status.

Directs the: (1) Secretary of each military department to utilize the standard schedule for rating disabilities used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in making disability determinations; and (2) Secretary to prescribe training requirements for personnel making such determinations.

Latest Actions
  • 04/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5309-5310)
  • 04/30/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5310)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1252 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007