[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 52953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25127]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in accordance with Pub. L. 
92-463, gives notice that the Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission 
will meet on October 24-26, 1995, at the National Headquarters of the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), 801 18th Street NW, (2nd Floor), 
Washington, DC. The Commission shall meet on October 24 and 25 from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on October 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon.
    On the morning of October 24, the Commission will receive a 
briefing on the current status of affairs in disability compensation 
claims processing by the Director, VA Compensation and Pension Service. 
The Chairman will then lead a discussion on potential new areas of 
pursuit for the Commission. The afternoon session will consist of 
discussions of proposed draft preliminary findings and conclusions 
relating to the VA appellate process and the effectiveness of quality 
control and assurance practices employed by the Department. On October 
25, the Commission will continue its discussions of proposed draft 
preliminary findings and conclusions, starting with the claims 
adjudication process and procedures, and followed by the effect of 
modernizing IRM, the effectiveness of pilot programs, and the effect of 
attorneys, veterans service organizations and other advocates on the 
system. On the morning of October 26, the Commission will conclude its 
discussions regarding draft preliminary findings and conclusions by 
reviewing the effect of VA's work performance standards and the extent 
to which Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations have been implemented and 
the relative effect of such recommendations on the claims adjudication 
process.
    The meeting is open to the public; however, no specific amount of 
time is allocated for the purpose of receiving oral presentation from 
the public. The Commission will accept appropriate written comments 
from interested parties on the subject matter addressed during the 
meeting. Such comments may be referred to the Commission at the 
following address: Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission (20C), U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20420.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained by 
contact the Commission at (202) 275-2142.

    Dated: October 2, 1995.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-25127 Filed 10-10-95; 8:45 am]
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