3.0.0 5089 2023-01-11T13:15:18Z 2023-01-11T13:15:18Z House H HR 2008-01-22 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-25T15:59:29Z Referred to 2008-01-22T17:31:20Z 2008-01-25 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2008-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 N Armed Forces and National Security Disability evaluation Disabled Health Physicians Veterans' disability compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-01-22 Introduced in House 2008-03-24T16:48:49Z Veterans Disability Reform Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay veterans' disability compensation to each veteran who: (1) is discharged or released from active duty service on or after September 11, 2001, under conditions other than dishonorable; (2) submits to the Secretary the concurring diagnoses of any two physicians stating that the veteran has a compensable service-connected disability. Requires the concurring physicians to assign a rating of such disability. Bases the amount of compensation on the disability rating.

Prohibits the Secretary from requiring such a veteran to submit a claim in order to receive such compensation.

]]> Veterans Disability Reform Act of 2007 Display Title Veterans Disability Reform Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To reform the veterans' disability determination process by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay disability compensation to certain veterans based on the concurring diagnosis of two physicians. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Disability Reform Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2008-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5089ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5089ih.xml 2008-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.