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S.706 - Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] (Introduced 03/23/2017)
Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 03/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in Senate (03/23/2017)

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017

This bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).

The VA is required to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.