S. 1451 · 114th Congress
Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mazie Hirono
- Introduced
- 2015-05-21
- Latest action
- 2015-09-16 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.
Summary
Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay burial and funeral expenses, accrued benefits, dependency and indemnity compensation, and non-service connected disability or death pension amounts to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the VA determines that the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the survivor's entitlement to such benefits.