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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3492 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3926
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Allen Robertson
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to veteran disability benefits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/20/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3492 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3926
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3926)
of David Allen Robertson relative to veteran disability benefits. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to veteran disability benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6B of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 19, 28 and 35, the figure “$2,000”,
3each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:-
4$5,000.
5 SECTION 2. Said section 6B of said chapter 115, as so appearing, is hereby further
6amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-
7 A veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms of Persian Gulf
8illness, or injuries connected to tainted, poisoned or adulterated water at Camp Lejeune and such
9disorder, illness, or injuries have been certified by the Veterans’ Administration as service-
10connected and who is determined to be 80 per cent disabled by the Veterans’ Administration
11shall be paid the sum of $5,000 annually in 2 equal payments on August 1 and February 1. Such
12payments shall be due and payable from the date of the application.