Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 23, 2017)
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017
This bill 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 (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).
The VA is required 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 just happenedMar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 23, 2017
- Mar 23, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 23, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate