3.0.0 5576 2022-02-03T05:14:22Z 2022-02-03T05:14:22Z House H HR 2008-03-11 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-14T15:02:42Z Referred to 2008-03-11T14:32:40Z 2008-03-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2008-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2008-03-11 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Claims Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Electronic government information Employee training Evidence (Law) Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health information systems Higher education Labor and Employment Law Lawyers Legal education Medical records Performance measurement Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-03-11 Introduced in House 2008-06-03T16:41:37Z Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008 - Requires that, in order to be recognized as an agent or attorney of a veteran in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of veterans' benefit claims, an individual must certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that he or she will assist the Secretary with the Secretary's duties to notify claimants of required claim information and evidence and to assist claimants in obtaining evidence. Directs the Secretary to establish a training program to provide training to individuals recognized as veterans' agents, attorneys, or representatives.

Requires a claim certified as fully developed and submitted by a veteran and a recognized agent, attorney, or representative who is a training graduate to be considered as fully developed and evaluated on the evidence provided.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) at least once every fiscal year, conduct a quality control assessment of 1% of the ratings specialists and veterans service representatives employed by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) carry out a pilot program to develop and maintain a system for processing disability compensation claims using rules-based technology; (3) treat a veteran's beneficiary as a veteran claimant for incomplete claims as of the veteran's death; (4) evaluate training and assessment programs for VBA employees; (5) allow for the electronic monitoring of a veteran's claim status; and (6) carry out a pilot program allowing a veteran to submit a claim to any VA regional office.

Establishes in the VA an Executive Management Fellowship Program to provide private sector claims processing training and experience for VBA employees.

]]> Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008 Display Title Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the claims processing of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5576ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5576ih.xml 2008-03-14 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.