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Expediting Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the Department's information technology systems to automatically process claims for temporary disability ratings for certain veterans within one year of enactment. The automated system must obtain medical evidence from the VA's corporate data warehouse and ensure that VA employees continue to make final eligibility determinations for temporary disability ratings. Claims may still be processed manually if the available evidence is insufficient to decide the claim or if medical records are provided in a format incompatible with the automated system.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL)
Actions (3)
- May 10, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. · house
- Mar 28, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 28, 2022 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 28, 2022
Mr. Rosendale introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings, 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 “Expediting Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY RATINGS.
(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the automatic processing of claims for temporary disability ratings for veterans described in section 1156(a)(1)(C) of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Additional Requirements.—In providing for the automatic processing of claims as required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that—
(1) medical evidence is obtained from the corporate data warehouse of the Department;
(2) employees of the Department continue to determine whether a veteran is eligible for a temporary disability rating under section 1156(a)(1)(C) of title 38, United States Code; and
(3) claims may be processed manually if the evidence of record is not sufficient to decide the claim or if the medical evidence is provided in a format that is not compatible with the system developed under subsection (a). <all>
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