HR5890-118

In Committee

To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 3, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H22E5F8F69D824CD8A174E9089758A8F8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2023.
  • Section H7917BEDD327743AD887ED5571BB0A1D0: 2. Prohibition on denial of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs on sole basis that veteran failed to appear for...
  • Section H64204FABA787423BBAF7CDBDEDBA6FE1: 3. Board of Veterans’ Appeals: jurisdiction; elements of decisions Section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)— by inserting...
  • Section HCE528984CBD344EBA319A6D891D5756E: 4. Board of Veterans’ Appeals publication of dates of docket activity Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H9034EC447CBD4061A3A82D38DC6C0F28: 5. Modification of certain housing loan fees The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 15, 2031...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Veterans Affairs Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Oct 3, 2023

Mr. Luttrell introduced the following bill

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Veterans Affairs Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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