HR 1490
110th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Claims
Counseling
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Evidence (Law)
Families
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Law
Mental health services
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Transfer of employees
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 13, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 13, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Presumes a claimant presenting a claim for veterans' benefits with respect to a service-connected disability or death to have presented a valid claim of service-connectedness, unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines there is positive evidence to the contrary. Requires the claimant to support the claim with proof of service in a conflict referred to in the claim, as well as a brief description of the nature, including service-connection, of the disability or claim.
Directs the Secretary to redeploy, for the purpose of assisting veterans applying for benefits, those employees involved with processing claims that are no longer needed to evaluate claims due to the above presumption.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1