Expediting Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:  <p><strong>Expediting Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify its information technology systems to provide for the automatic processing of claims for temporary disability ratings for specified veterans (i.e., those who have a service-connected disability that requires hospital treatment or observation for a period in excess of 21 days).</p> <p>In providing for the automatic processing of claims, the VA must ensure that (1) medical evidence is obtained from its corporate data warehouse, (2) VA employees continue to determine eligibility for a temporary disability rating for the specified veterans, 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 an incompatible format.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 196

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

Mr. Rosendale introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 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).
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