S. 89: Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021
CBO Score
$20 million
Documentation
Date of Report
Fri September 10th, 2021
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
117th Congress
A bill 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.
Sponsor: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — D — AZ
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to obtain a medical opinion that determines whether a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death for a veteran who died from COVID-19. Specifically, the VA must obtain this determination before notifying a claimant for survivor benefits of the final decision regarding such benefits in any case where a dependency and indemnity compensation claim ...
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