H.R. 3407 · 111th Congress
Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
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Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2009
Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total and who are permanently housebound.
Makes disabled veterans with severe burn injuries eligible for automobile and adaptive equipment assistance.
Makes veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury eligible for wartime disability compensation.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the rate of the special pension for persons entered on Medal of Honor rolls.
Extends to September 30, 2021, provisions concerning the treatment of pension amounts of Medicaid-covered veterans who are receiving nursing facility services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action (Jul 1, 2010): Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 30, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.