[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5891 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5891

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve decisions issued by 
                    the Board of Veterans' Appeals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2023

               Mr. Luttrell introduced the following bill

                            October 25, 2023

             Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve decisions issued by 
                    the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

    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 ``Veteran Appeals Decision Clarity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS: ELEMENTS OF DECISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 7104 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``; 
                and'' both places it appears and inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B), as amended, 
                as subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting, after subparagraph (A), the 
                following new subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) if such evidence was not considered as 
                described in subparagraph (A), identifying the time 
                when such evidence was received and the provision of 
                section 7113 of this title that establishes that such 
                evidence may not be received at such time; and''.
            (2) By redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).
            (3) By inserting, after paragraph (2), the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) the written determination of the Board whether the 
        notice of disagreement was adequate and timely filed under 
        section 7105 of this title; and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7105 of such title is amended by 
striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
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