Washington, Oct. 26 -- Congressman Gus Bilirakis issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to recognize Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) as a presumptive service-connected condition. The designation would help Veterans living with this rare, progressive, and incurable muscle disease access disability benefits without having to individually prove that their military service caused their illness. The effort builds on a letter Bilirakis sent to the VA earlier this year. He is now joined by 53 lawmakers in calling for action to address the significant obstacles Veterans with IB...