H.R. 5801 · 109th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to correct and prevent variances in disability compensation payments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bill Pascrell
- Introduced
- 2006-07-13
- Latest action
- 2006-07-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take steps to reduce variances in the adjudication and awarding of veterans' disability compensation benefits, including developing and implementing a comprehensive and systematic method for collecting data on such variances.
Requires the Secretary to conduct an analysis of any available data concerning such variances.