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May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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<p><strong>Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.</p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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May 7, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: May 7, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1657 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1657
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, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2025
Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and 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, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1657 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1657
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, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2025
Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and 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, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON SOLE
BASIS THAT VETERAN FAILED TO APPEAR FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL
EXAMINATION.
Subsection
(d) of
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.
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.''.
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(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.''.
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