,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to det]m9e ! eligibility or entitlem5t 
( a memb] or =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 to a b5efit "u
 a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y solely   
bas$ on alt]native s\rces ( evid5ce :5 !
 milit>y s]vice records or m$ical       
treatm5t records ( ! memb] or =m] memb] 
are incomplete because ( damage or loss 
( records aft] be+ 9 ! possession ( !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,fr$ ,hamilton ,vet]ans' ,lo/ ,records  
,act4  #b4 ,au?ority ,to det]m9e        
eligibility & entitlem5t to vet]ans     
b5efits us+ alt]native s\rces ( evid5ce 
:5 s]vice records are incomplete because
 ( damage or loss aft] be+ 9 possession 
( ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  7a7 ,au?ority ,to   

det]m9e eligibility & entitlem5t to     
b5efits us+ alt]native s\rces ( evid5ce 
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may    
det]m9e ! eligibility or entitlem5t ( a 
memb] or =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to a 
b5efit "u a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y 
solely bas$ on alt]native s\rces (      
evid5ce 9 a case 9 :i* ! milit>y s]vice 
records or m$ical treatm5t records ( !  
memb] or =m] memb] are incomplete       
because ( damage or loss ( records aft] 
be+ 9 ! possession ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4
  7b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !
 ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all       
promulgate regulations reg>d+ ! use by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (        
alt]native s\rces ( evid5ce "u          
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,effective dates ( 
aw>ds ,9 ! case ( a claim ( a memb] or  
=m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ) milit>y     
s]vice records or m$ical treatm5t       
records describ$ 9 subsection 7a71      

p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #eaaj7;a7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all    
apply except = any limitation bas$ on ! 
date ( a reque/1 supplem5tal claim1 or  
notice describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7d7    
,alt]native s\rce ( evid5ce def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m alt]native s\rces (     
evid5ce means-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( a =m]   
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 a m$ical         
disability exam9ation occurr+ soone/    
aft] ! =m] memb]'s date ( dis*>ge or    
release f s]vice 9 ! active milit>y1    
naval1 air1 or space s]vice2  7#b7 9 !  
case ( a claim reg>d+ a disability      
incurr$ or aggravat$ dur+ s]vice 9 !    
active milit>y1 naval1 air1 or space    
s]vice1 ! ass]tion ( =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces reg>d+ ! circum/ances surr\nd+   
its incurr5ce or aggravation2  7#c7 a   
cr$ible buddy /atem5t2 or  7#d7 su* o!r 
s\rces ( evid5ce or processes z !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs deems     
appropriate = purposes ( det]m9+        
eligibility or entitlem5t "u subsection 
7a74