H.R.1484 - Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REGIONAL OFFICE JURISDICTION OVER INCORPORATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE INTO PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED CLAIMS.
(a) Waiver- Section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(f) If a claimant or the claimant’s representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed, such evidence shall be submitted to the Board directly and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or the claimant’s representative requests that the evidence be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction before being submitted to the Board.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date- Subsection (f) of section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect toCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
evidence submitted on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans AffairsKAREN L. HAAS,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1484 as Referred in Senate Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011
