Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021

Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021 This bill requires the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update an ongoing national training program for claims processors who review compensation claims for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Such claims processors will be required to participate in the training at least once a year starting in their second year of being a VA claims processor. The training program must be standardized at regional offices of the VBA and include instruction on stressor development and verification. The VBA must establish a formal process to annually analyze training needs based on identified processing error trends. Additionally, the VBA must establish a formal process to conduct annual studies to help guide the national training program for claims processors. Finally, the VBA must evaluate the guidance relating to PTSD to determine if updates are warranted to provide claims processors with better resources regarding best practices for claims processing, including specific guidance regarding development of claims involving compensation for service-connected PTSD.

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Timeline

1. 18 May 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 November 2021

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-544.

   Source: Committee

4. 15 December 2021

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 May 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Mike Rounds · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

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