Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act 2.0

This bill changes how the Board of Veterans' Appeals handles appeals of VA benefit decisions. It would let veterans submit evidence for 90 days after filing an appeal or after a Board hearing, and would let them switch dockets or withdraw an appeal to file a supplemental claim without losing their place in some cases. It would make electronic notice the default for Board decisions, require decisions to list specific details, and let claimants ask for review of a Board decision by a different member or panel. It also requires an annual public report on appeal outcomes, an outside review of the appeals process, a plan to connect VA computer systems, and a federal auditor review of how the VA applies precedent-setting decisions.

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Sponsors

• Bill Cassidy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors