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Mazie Hirono: “It seems as though if there is no presumption, then it is a pretty high burden for the individual veteran to make the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
It seems as though if there is no presumption, then it is a pretty high burden for the individual veteran to make the connection claim.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses the challenges veterans face without a presumption of exposure.

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