,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjai,ms4 
,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,m55dez7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
e/abli% a presumption (                 
s]vice-connection = c]ta9 vet]ans )     
t9nitus or he>+ loss1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,he>+ ,b5efits ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,presumption ( s]vice-connection =  
he>+ loss & t9nitus ,section #aaab (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,= purposes (     
section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & subject to 
! provisions ( section #aaac ( ?is      
title1 diagnos$ he>+ loss1 t9nitus1 or  
bo? ( a vet]an describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
%all be consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or  
aggravat$ by ! active milit>y1 naval1 or
 air s]vice ( ! vet]an1 not)/&+ t !re is

 no record ( evid5ce ( su* he>+ loss or 
t9nitus1 z ! case may be1 dur+ ! p]iod (
 su* s]vice4  7#b7 ,a vet]an describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph is a vet]an :o :ile on     
active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice--  
7,a7 0 assign$ to a milit>y occupational
 specialty or equival5t describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#c72 or  7,b7 s]v$ 9 combat4  
7#c7 ,a milit>y occupational specialty  
or equival5t ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph       
7#b77;,a7 is a milit>y occupational     
specialty or equival5t 9 :i* individuals
 assign$ to su* milit>y occupational    
specialty or equival5t 9 ! active       
milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice are or 7  
likely to be expos$ to a suffici5tly    
high level ( ac\/ic trauma z to result 9
 p]man5t he>+ loss1 t9nitus1 or bo?1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  #c4         
,modification to s*$ule = rates =       
disability comp5sation ,pursuant to     
section #aaee ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all adju/ ! s*$ule ( rat+ disabilities 
to e/abli% a m9imum disability rat+ = a 

vet]an :o requires a he>+ aid because ( 
a s]vice-connect$ disability1 includ+   
pursuant to section #aaab7;d7 ( su*     
title1 z am5d$ by section #b4