VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Bill: 113-hr-5349
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-31
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability and paralysis

Disability assistance

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs&nbsp;to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office certifies a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, by not later than one year after receiving such form.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Latta (for himself, Ms. Fudge , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Mr. Stivers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act . 2. Deadline for certification of appeals forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that when a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs receives a form known as VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals , or any successor form, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, the regional office certifies such form by not later than one year after the date of the receipt of the form.