VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Bill: 114-hr-1302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2015-03-04
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: 2015-07-09
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act</strong></p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs&nbsp;to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs 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, within one year after receiving such form.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2015 Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Emmer of Minnesota , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Gibbs , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Jones , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Barr , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Love , Mr. Messer , Mr. DeFazio , and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania ) 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.