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HR 4191 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Evidence and witnesses Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act

Introduced: March 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act - 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. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided.

Requires the Secretary 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.

What's happening now March 24, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1