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S. 294: Ruth Moore Act of 2013
- Introduced:
- Feb 13, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
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H.R. 671 (same title)
Reported by Committee — May 08, 2013
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
- Full Title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 13, 2013.
6 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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2/13/2013--Introduced.
Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professional together with satisfactory lay or other evidence of such trauma and an opinion by the mental health professional that such condition is related to such trauma, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and to resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
Allows such service-connection to be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
Includes as a "covered mental health condition" post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or any other mental health diagnosis that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma.
Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress in each of 2014 through 2018 on covered claims submitted.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)
- Title 38: VETERANS’ BENEFITS
- Part II: GENERAL BENEFITS
- Chapter 11: COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH
- Subchapter VI: GENERAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
- Section 1154: Consideration to be accorded time, place, and circumstances of service
Other Citations
- 38 U.S.C. Chapter 11