[Vhfcn-l] FW: S. 89, Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021

Tue Mar 2 01:37:53 EST 2021

Thanks for passing this information on.  We do need to action and pass this on to other vets.

Richard lewisMsg, USA {ret} 

    On Monday, March 1, 2021, 05:35:34 PM MST, Bill Wells via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at lists.vhfcn.org> wrote:  

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If you DAV make sure you vote on this bill!

Bill Wells 

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety”.

Benjamin Franklin

From: Stephen Whitehead, DAV National Commander and Diane J. Franz, DAVA National Commander
Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 9:28 AM
To: Mr. William Wells
Subject: S. 89, Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021

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Dear William,

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports that there have been 215,171 coronavirus cases afflicting veterans using VA health care services, and more than 9,500 veteran deaths as of February 5, 2021. We are concerned that some of the survivors of service-disabled veterans will be denied benefits because of a death certificate that lists the cause of death as COVID-19 and does not mention the service-connected conditions that may have contributed to their cause of death.

On January 28, 2021, Senators Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Senator Thom Tillis (NC) re-introduced S. 89, the Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act, which would address this issue by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs seek a medical opinion in the case of any veteran who has a service-connected condition and who passes away due to the coronavirus. This medical opinion could be crucial in obtaining survivors’ benefits.

DAV continues to support legislation that would ensure adequate compensation to the survivors of veterans whose deaths are held to be service connected.

Please help us support this important legislation by asking your Senators to cosponsor S. 89, to ensure that no surviving family members are denied entitlement to their benefits during this pandemic.

Thank you for participating in the Commander’s Action Network.

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