3.0.0 1024 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z Senate S 2017-05-03 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-07-10T21:25:32Z Markup by 2017-06-28T16:00:34Z Hearings by 2017-05-17T18:30:00Z Referred to 2017-05-03T16:23:52Z S. Rept. 115-126 Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 115 2288 HR 2017-08-23 Signed by President. Related bill House Related bill CRS VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 115 457 HR 2017-02-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 115 712 S 2017-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Express Appeals Act of 2017 115 933 S 2017-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-07-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166. Calendars 2017-07-10 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-126. Committee 2017-07-10 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-126. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-06-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-05-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299. Committee 2017-05-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. 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Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2017-07-24 False 2017-07-05T21:17:11Z S. 1024, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52863 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on June 28, 2017 Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Performance measurement Personnel records Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-07T21:09:16Z Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims appeals system.

The bill permits a veteran to appeal within one year by: (1) requesting a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's (AOJ) decision by a higher-level adjudicator within AOJ using the same evidentiary record; (2) filing a supplemental claim with a regional office that includes the opportunity to submit additional evidence and have a hearing; or (3) appealing directly to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, with the opportunity to select an expedited review to submit new evidence but without a hearing, or to select a review with the option to submit new evidence and request a hearing.

A veteran may: (1) maintain the original effective date of a claim if he or she submits new and relevant evidence within one year of the most recent decision, and (2) retain the services of attorneys and accredited agents who charge a fee when the AOJ provides notice of the original decision.

The VA's statutory duty to assist a veteran terminates after the original decision.

The bill: (1) requires the VA to issue decision notification letters, (2) permits certain veterans who initiated an appeal prior to the bill's effective date to opt-in to the new appeals system, (3) authorizes the VA to conduct a pilot program to test such system, and (4) requires the VA, prior to full implementation, to certify to Congress that it has sufficient resources and personnel to carry out the legacy and new appeals systems.

]]> Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Display Title Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 S Senate Reported to Senate 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1024rs/xml/BILLS-115s1024rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1024is/xml/BILLS-115s1024is.xml 2017-07-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166. 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.