HR 6698
Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Board of Veterans Appeals to include a detailed analysis of reasons for delays and case remands in its annual report. Specifically, it mandates the Chairman to identify factors contributing to both untimely dispositions and case remands, along with the percentage of cases affected by each factor. This aims to increase transparency and accountability in the appeals process for veterans.
Key provisions
- Requires the Board of Veterans Appeals to include an analysis of factors contributing to case delays.
- Requires the Board to identify factors contributing to case remands.
- Specifies that the analysis must include the number and percentage of cases affected by each factor.
- Applies to cases under both the new and legacy appeals systems.
- Focuses on cases not disposed of timely or remanded during the relevant year.
Who is affected
- Veterans
- Board of Veterans Appeals
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Notable changes
- Adds a requirement for the Board to report on the causes of delays and remands.
- Mandates a quantitative analysis of these factors (number and percentage of cases).
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 6698
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025
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Section 7101(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (2)(F) by striking and
at the end;
in paragraph (2)(G) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
with respect to cases pending before the Board (whether under the new or legacy appeals system) during that year that were remanded during that year, an identification by the Chairman of the factors contributing to the remand of such cases and, for each factor so identified, the number and percentage of such cases to which that factor contributed.