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K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish additional presumptions of service connection for certain diseases that occur in veterans who suffered toxic exposure while serving at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan.
Summary
This bill would establish presumptions of service connection for multiple diseases in veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan. The bill would presume that certain health conditions—including any cancer, thyroid disease, bone disease, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and numerous other conditions—are service-connected for K2 veterans, meaning the Department of Veterans Affairs would automatically assume these conditions are related to military service. A presumption of service connection makes it easier for veterans to qualify for VA disability benefits without having to prove the disease resulted from their service. The bill covers 15 categories of diseases and medical conditions specific to toxic exposure concerns at that location.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
2 cosponsors
Actions (3)
- Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- May 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- May 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish additional presumptions of service connection for certain diseases that occur in veterans who suffered toxic exposure while serving at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan.
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 “K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR CERTAIN DISEASES THAT OCCUR IN VETERANS WHO SERVED AT KARSHI KHANABAD AIR BASE, UZBEKISTAN.
Section 1120(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and
(2) by inserting, after paragraph (14), the following new paragraph (15):
“(15) In the case of a veteran who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, the following diseases, in addition to diseases specified in other paragraphs of this subsection:
“(A) Any cancer.
“(B) Any thyroid disease.
“(C) Any bone disease.
“(D) Any cardiovascular disease.
“(E) Any skin disease.
“(F) Any neurological disease.
“(G) Any reproductive disease.
“(H) Any respiratory disease.
“(I) Any endocrine disease.
“(J) Any liver disease.
“(K) Any kidney disease.
“(L) Any blood disorder.
“(M) Primary immune regulatory disorders.
“(N) Medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.
“(O) Cataracts.”. <all>
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