3.0.0 706 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z Senate S 2017-03-23 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-23T16:31:48Z To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. 115 1725 HR 2018-03-09 Became Public Law No: 115-130. Related bill CRS 2017-03-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-08T13:07:31Z Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017

This bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).

The VA is required to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.

]]> Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 Display Title Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s706is/xml/BILLS-115s706is.xml 2017-03-23 Read twice and referred to the 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.