Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat · CT · Senator

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• Martin Heinrich (D-NM)· 2025-12-18

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-04-29

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The legislation would establish that certain health conditions are presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to burn pits and other environmental hazards during military service, meaning veterans wouldn't have to prove the connection between their illness and their service to receive VA benefits. This would streamline the benefits process for veterans suffering from respiratory diseases, cancers, and other conditions linked to burn pit exposure in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations. The change would affect hundreds of thousands of veterans and potentially expand their access to healthcare and disability compensation.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3098 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3098 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 4, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Presumptive Clear Legal Assessment and Review of Illnesses from Toxic exposure Yields Act of 2025'' or the ``Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY IN PROCESS OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION REGARDING TOXIC EXPOSURE. (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 1105. Public transparency regarding presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure ``(a) Publication Required.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain on a publicly accessible website of the Department a list of conditions and cohorts that the Department is considering for purposes of establishing or removing a presumption of service connection based on toxic exposure. ``(b) Contents.--Publication under subsection (a) shall include the following: ``(1) An overview of the process for the establishment or removal described in subsection (a), including the steps and goals for time of completion for each step. ``(2) For each condition and cohort for which the Department is considering establishing or removing as described in subsection (a), the following: ``(A) The status of the condition or cohort in the process being carried out by the Department for such establishment or removal. ``(B) The actions taken by the Department regarding notice and opportunity for public comment on the establishment or removal, including instructions on how the public can submit comments and recommendations.''. (b) Commencement of Publication.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that publication required by section 1105 of such title, as added by subsection (a), commences on or before the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1104 the following new item: ``1105. Public transparency regarding presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure.''. <all>

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