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Panel hears bill to add service-connected disability info to death certificates and build a veterans roster
Summary
House Bill 2732 would require the state registrar to create a roster of veterans with service-connected disabilities and instruct cause-of-death certifiers to consult it so death certificates can reflect service connections; proponents said the change could help survivors access federal Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits.
The Committee on Veterans and Military heard testimony on House Bill 2732, which would direct the state registrar of vital statistics to create and maintain a roster of veterans with service-connected disabilities and require cause-of-death certifiers to consult that roster when preparing death certificates.
Mike Kelly, a proponent, said the change responds to situations where emergency-room certifiers lack the veteran's full VA medical history and families lose access to…
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