H.R. 1331 · 114th Congress
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Timothy Walz
- Introduced
- 2015-03-04
- Latest action
- 2015-05-14 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015
Requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided.
Requires the Secretary to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.