[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2137 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2137 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Mr. Luttrell (for himself, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025''. SEC. 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 CERTAIN MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Subsection (d) of section 5103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking ``Compensation Claims'' and inserting ``Claims for Benefits''; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``treat an examination or opinion as being necessary to make a decision on a claim for purposes of'' and inserting ``provide for a medical examination or obtain a medical opinion under''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) If a veteran fails to appear for a medical examination provided by the Secretary in conjunction with a claim for a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may not deny such claim on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for such medical examination.''. <all>