3.0.0 3392 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z House H HR 2003-10-29 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-13T16:16:35Z Referred to 2003-10-29T15:02:25Z 2003-11-13 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Committee 2003-10-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2003-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2003-10-29 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-10-29 Introduced in House 2004-01-29T21:23:07Z Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003 - Prohibits payment or furnishing of veterans' benefits, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs notifies a benefit claimant that certain information is necessary to complete the claimant's application and such information is not received by the Secretary within one year after such notification.

Requires written notification to a claimant by the Secretary of additional information or evidence needed to complete a claim application. (Current law requires notification, but does not specify that the notification must be written.) Requires the claimant to submit to the Secretary such additional information or evidence within the time period specified by the Secretary, which period shall end not less than 60 days after the date of such notification or one year from the date of application, whichever is later. Allows the Secretary to: (1) extend the time limits for good cause; and (2) decide a claim before the end of such limits.

Revises appellate review procedures applicable to filing a notice of disagreement with the Board of Veterans Appeals to require a claimant to be notified in writing to provide clarification on whether or not appellate review is desired or what issue or issues are being appealed.

]]> Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003 Display Title Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the procedures for adjudication of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-10-29T05:00:00Z 2003-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.