[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2737 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2737

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to the 
   United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to review the 
 compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities under section 
     1151 of that title with statutory requirements applicable to 
entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 of that title, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2008

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to the 
   United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to review the 
 compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities under section 
     1151 of that title with statutory requirements applicable to 
entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 of that title, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Rating Schedule Review 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW BY UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS OF 
              COMPLIANCE OF SCHEDULE OF RATINGS FOR DISABILITIES WITH 
              STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ENTITLEMENT TO 
              DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    Section 7252(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) by striking the third sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Court may not 
review the schedule of ratings for disabilities adopted under section 
1155 of this title or any action of the Secretary in adopting or 
revising that schedule.
    ``(B) The Court may review whether, and the extent to which, the 
schedule of ratings for disabilities complies with applicable 
requirements of chapter 11 of this title.''.
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