,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dadj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4  
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
schedule for rating disabilities1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,carlton 
,h4 ,ingram ,veterans' ,benefits        
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,improvements to 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
schedule for rating disabilities        
,section #aaee of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
first sentence1 by striking ,the        
,secretary and inserting the following3 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 

new subsection3  7b7 ,beneficial effects
 of medication or treatment  7#a7 ,the  
schedule of ratings adopted and applied 
under subsection 7a7 shall be           
constructed to discount the beneficial  
effects of medication or treatment1 when
 evidence can be used to establish a    
baseline without those beneficial       
effects4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not
 be construed to preclude a veteran from
 seeking compensation for additional    
disabilities resulting from medication  
or treatment for an underlying injury   
suffered or disease contracted in line  
of duty1 or for aggravation of a        
preexisting injury suffered or disease  
contract in line of duty1 in the active 
military1 naval1 air1 or space service4 
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