PRINTER'S NO. 202
No. 209 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY HART, JUBELIRER, WHITE, SALVATORE, HECKLER,
MOWERY, HELFRICK, MADIGAN, BRIGHTBILL, THOMPSON, WENGER,
TOMLINSON, RHOADES, LAVALLE, GREENLEAF, MUSTO, DELP, KASUNIC
AND COSTA, JANUARY 24, 1997
REFERRED TO MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, JANUARY 24, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further defining "blind veteran."
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Section 7701(a) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
7 § 7701. Blind veteran's pension.
8 (a) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "blind
9 veteran" shall mean any person who served in the military or
10 naval forces of the United States, or any woman's organization
11 officially connected therewith, at any time, and who gave the
12 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[,] as his or her place of residence
13 at the time of entering the military or naval forces of the
14 United States, and who while performing duties connected with
15 such service suffered an injury or incurred a disease which
16 resulted in blindness to the extent that he or she has [3/60 or
17 10/200 or less normal vision.] a service-connected disability of
1 90% or greater under 38 CFR Chapter 1 Part 4 (relating to
2 schedule for rating disabilities). The term "blind veteran"
3 shall not include any person separated from the military or
4 naval forces of the United States, or any woman's organization
5 officially connected therewith, under other than honorable
6 conditions.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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