Congressman Castro Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Healthcare and Benefits to U.S. Veterans Stationed in the Panama Canal Zone
March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mary Miller (R-IL), Andre Carson (D-IN), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act to establish a presumption of service connection for more than a dozen illnesses and conditions associated with exposure to herbicide in the Panama Canal Zone between 1958-199 . . .
Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mary Miller (R-IL), Andre Carson (D-IN), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act to establish a presumption of service connection for more than a dozen illnesses and conditions associated with exposure to herbicide in the Panama Canal Zone between 1958-199 . . .