Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

Summary

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 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. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided. Requires the Secretary 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.

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Timeline

1. 4 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

5. 14 April 2015

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 14 May 2015

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

   Source: Committee

7. 14 May 2015

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Timothy Walz · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Denham · R · Sponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
• Ralph Abraham · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Brenda Lawrence · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Bill Johnson · R · Cosponsor
• Carlos Curbelo · R · Cosponsor
• Ryan Costello · R · Cosponsor
• Beto O'Rourke · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Alan Lowenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
• JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Stephen Knight · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Martha McSally · R · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015
• related to → To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary.
• related to ← SERVICE Act