{"id":2235791,"date":"2024-05-02T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterans-injured-by-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-could-be-paid-under-new-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:48:10","slug":"veterans-injured-by-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-could-be-paid-under-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterans-injured-by-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-could-be-paid-under-new-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"New bill proposes compensation for veterans affected by COVID-19 vaccine mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fveterans-injured-by-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-could-be-paid-under-new-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235791&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. \u2064Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduces\u200c the Justice For Vaccine Injured Veterans Act to compensate veterans affected by COVID-19 \u2064vaccine injuries due to Defense Department mandates. The bill aims to provide disability compensation to veterans developing specific conditions post-vaccination. It\u200b emphasizes the need to support\u200b service \u200cmembers impacted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-supreme-court-cancel-universal-vaccination\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did The Supreme Court \u2018Cancel\u2019 Universal Vaccination?\">vaccine side effects<\/a>. Numerous legislators have \u2064backed this legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) is introducing a bill that would compensate veterans for vaccine injuries developed under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Defense Department<\/a>\u2018s \u201cunjust\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19<\/a> mandates.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, the Justice For Vaccine Injured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Veterans\">Veterans<\/a> Act, would grant disability compensation to veterans who suffered side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. Veterans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service members<\/a> who received the COVID-19 vaccine during the Defense Department\u2019s mandate \u2014 from August 2021, when the memo came out, until January 2023, when Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lloyd-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lloyd Austin<\/a> rescinded the measure \u2014 and developed myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillan-Barre syndrome, or thrombosis within one year of their vaccinations will be eligible for disability compensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19 posed limited risks to young, fit, healthy people,\u201d Davidson said in a statement. \u201cNevertheless, Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Defense mandated that our nation\u2019s warriors be vaccinated or forced out. Sadly, some of them have become vaccine-injured veterans due to adverse effects. Our nation has a moral obligation to care for them. This bill makes that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If signed into law, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and his successors would be granted the option to add other conditions if they notify appropriate congressional committees. McDonough would be required to report on the total number of claims for disability compensation that are submitted, as well as the status of the claims, every 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>The bill from Davidson, a Freedom Caucus member, has several co-sponsors from both the hard-line caucus and other Republicans. Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Greg Steube (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Mary Miller (R-IL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Carey (R-OH), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) have signed on to the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation extends from a <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/Aug\/25\/2002838826\/-1\/-1\/0\/MEMORANDUM-FOR-MANDATORY-CORONAVIRUS-DISEASE-2019-VACCINATION-OF-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-SERVICE-MEMBERS.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2021 memo\">2021 memo<\/a> from Austin that\u00a0required the full vaccination of all members of the U.S. armed forces. The secretary announced a 98% vaccination rate by December 2021. Roughly 8,400 service members were discharged from the military for refusing to get the vaccine \u2014 despite some requesting \u201creasonable\u201d exemptions, such as over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-beauty-guru-to-launch-make-makeup-great-again-line\/\" title=\"Conservative Beauty Guru To Launch \u2018Make Makeup Great Again\u2019 Line\">religious beliefs<\/a>, according to a release from Davidson\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans, in recent years, have attempted to pass several bills to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccine mandates on service members and veterans.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2023, shortly after Austin rescinded the mandate, a group of GOP members in the new House Republican majority cosponsored the Vaccine Discharge Parity Act to provide discharged service members eligibility for the Montgomery and Post-9\/11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/gi-bill-tops-webbs-senate-achievements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GI Bill<\/a> education benefits. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), the lead author of the bill, introduced it in the 117th Congress, but it did not pass. In the 118th Congress, the bill\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/291\/titles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"last action\">latest action<\/a> was subcommittee hearings in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In December 2023, Luna and her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2644597\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-and-husband-sue-dod-over-conditions-around-covid-19-vaccine-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sued the Defense Department<\/a> over his discharge from the National Guard after he refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine over \u201csincerely held religious beliefs.\u201d As a result, the two incurred \u201csignificant financial injury,\u201d including the \u201closs of healthcare, spousal benefits, and survivor benefits as provided for by the military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) is unveiling the Justice For Vaccine Injured Veterans Act, aiming to provide disability compensation to veterans impacted by COVID-19 vaccine injuries due to Defense Department mandates. 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