HR 1809 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2013-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]· House

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Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2013-06-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to post notices of average times for the processing of compensation claims, as well as the percentage of claims approved, in a conspicuous place in each VA regional office and claims intake facility and on the VA website. Requires the Secretary to notify each person submitting a claim of the above information, as well as the person's eligibility to receive up to an extra year of benefit payments upon filing a claim that is fully developed. Requires the notice information to be updated at least quarterly.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans