Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act

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Introduced

24 June 2011

Last action

28 July 2011 · Committee

Status

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Summary

Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide VA benefits claimants, by the most expeditious means available, including electronic communication or notification in writing, of any information or medical or lay evidence not previously provided to the Secretary that is necessary to substantiate a claim. (Current law does not specify the means of notice.) Requires the Secretary, whenever private records relevant to a claim are unable to be obtained after making reasonable efforts in response to a claimant's request for assistance, to, subject to waiver: (1) notify the claimant that the claim will be decided based on evidence of record, but that this Act does not prohibit submission of records at a later date if such submission is otherwise allowed, and (2) make at least two requests to a private record custodian before an effort to obtain relevant private records may be treated as reasonable. (Current law requires only an identification and explanation of the Secretary's efforts to obtain such records with a description of any further action to be taken on the claim.) Directs the Secretary, when attempting to assist a disability compensation claimant in obtaining relevant records from a federal agency, to continue such efforts unless it is reasonably certain that the records are nonexistent or that further efforts would be futile.

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Timeline

24 June 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Source: Committee
20 July 2011
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
28 July 2011
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Source: Committee
28 July 2011
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2383
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2383
us · 112-hr-2383 · source updated 14 August 2025