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HR 8813 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Disability and paralysis Life, casualty, property insurance Military personnel and dependents

Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act

Introduced: November 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 24, 2020
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Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to a member of the uniformed services regarding a denial for traumatic injury benefits under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to provide the member with (1) the reason for the denial, including a description of all the information upon which the denial is based; and (2) an explanation and citation of the applicable laws, regulations, or policies upon which the denial is based. The bill also requires the VA to provide each favorable finding, which shall be binding on all subsequent reviews or appeals of the denial unless clear and convincing evidence is provided to rebut the finding.

What's happening now November 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8257 Related bill Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act
  • HR 7105 Related bill Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Nov 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8813: Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8813/
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"H.R. 8813: Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8813/.
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H.R. 8813, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8813/.
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