,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbj,mr4 
,davidson ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mrs4        
,trahan1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 & ,mr4 ,walk]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to secure m$ical      
op9ions = vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$     
disabilities :o die f ,,covid-#ai to    
det]m9e :e!r _! s]vice-connect$         
disabilities 7 ! pr9cipal or            
contributory cases ( dea?1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,survivors ,b5efits
 dur+ ,,covid-#ai ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,m$ical op9ions = c]ta9 vet]ans )       
s]vice-connect$ disabilities :o die (   
,,covid-#ai ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all secure a m$ical op9ion to 
det]m9e if a s]vice-connect$ disability 
0 ! pr9cipal or contributory cause (    
dea? ( a vet]an if ea* ( ! foll[+       

crit]ia apply ) respect to su* dea?3    
7#a7 ,! vet]an _h "o or m               
s]vice-connect$ disabilities at ! "t (  
dea?4  7#b7 ,! dea? c]tificate-- 7,a7   
id5tifies ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai   
7,,covid-#ai7 z ! pr9cipal or           
contributory cause ( dea?2 &  7,b7 does 
n cle>ly id5tify any ( ! s]vice-connect$
 disabilities z ! pr9cipal or           
contributory cause ( dea?4  7#c7 ,an    
individual has fil$ a claim = b5efits "u
 *apt] #ac ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
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