H.R. 7795
Referred to CommitteeVeterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
9/23/2020 • Senate
Summary
Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits.
If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated.
The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill.
The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.
Passed House • 9/22/2020
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
July 27, 2020
Committee Review
July 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Floor Debate
September 22, 2020
Passed Chamber
September 22, 2020
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