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Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the online publication of the docket of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish information online on a weekly basis showing which veteran cases are scheduled for decision by Board members that week. Each publication must include a notice clarifying that the assignment of a case for that week does not require the Board to issue a decision during that specific week. The bill exempts cases that have been advanced under certain procedures and cases that have been remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims from the weekly publication requirement. The bill aims to increase transparency regarding the appeals process and timeline for veteran case decisions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Actions (3)
- Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the online publication of the docket of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS PUBLICATION OF DATES OF DOCKET ACTIVITY.
Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(f) Publication of Expected Actions.—(1) On a weekly basis, for each docket, the Board shall publish, on a website of the Department, notice of the docket dates of the cases assigned to a Board member for a decision for that week.
“(2) Each notice published under paragraph (1) shall include a statement that an assignment described in such paragraph does not require the Board to issue a decision regarding the case during such week.
“(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a case—
“(A) that has been advanced under subsection (b); or
“(B) remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.”. <all>
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