3.0.0 6236 2017-12-14T21:19:53Z 2017-12-14T21:19:53Z House H HR 2008-06-11 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-11T14:05:40Z Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 110 5892 HR 2008-07-31 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2008-06-11 True J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2008-06-11 True H000666 Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] DAVID HOBSON R OH L. 7 2008-06-11 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2008-06-11 True P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 2008-06-17 False R000141 Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] RALPH REGULA R OH S. 16 2008-06-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Claims Death Department of Veterans Affairs Disability evaluation Disabled Employee training Employment tests Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Information technology Labor and Employment Law Parties to actions Performance measurement Productivity in government Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' pensions Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-06-11 Introduced in House 2008-09-05T19:15:26Z Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on adjusting the schedule for rating veterans' disabilities in order to base such schedule on current standards, practices, and codes in common use by the medical, mental health, and disability professions.

Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation to consult with and advise the Secretary with respect to the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the above schedule.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the: (1) employee work credit system of the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), which is used to measure the work production of VBA employees; and (2) VBA work management system, with the goal of improving accountability, quality, and accuracy and reducing the time for processing claims.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a certification examination for VBA employees and managers responsible for processing benefits claims; and (2) evaluate the training of VBA employees responsible for matters relating to veterans' compensation or pension benefits.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the use of information technology at the VBA, including the technology known as "VistA."

Allows a claim beneficiary to be substituted as a claimant in the case of the death of a veteran claimant while a claim is awaiting adjudication or appeal.

]]> Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 Display Title Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate, consistent, and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6236ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6236ih.xml 2008-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.