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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2189 (Reported in House) — To establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Af... · Sec. 109

Sec. 109. Department of Veterans Affairs notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved

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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall post the information described in subsection (c)— in a conspicuous place in each regional office and claims intake facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and on the Internet website of the Department. The Secretary shall provide to each person who submits a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary before the person submits such claim— notice of the information described in subsection (c); and notice that, during the period ending on August 6, 2015, the person is eligible to receive up to an extra year of benefits payments if the person files an original claim that is fully developed.
Each person who submits a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary shall include in such application a signed form acknowledging that the person received the information described in subsection (c). The information described in this subsection is the following: The average processing time of the claims described in paragraph
(2)and the percentage of such submitted claims for which benefits are awarded. The percentage of each of the following types of submitted claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which benefits are awarded: Claims filed by veterans who authorized a veterans service organization to act on the veterans’ behalf under a durable power of attorney. Claims filed by veterans who authorized a person other than a veterans service organization to act on the veterans’ behalf under a durable power of attorney. Claims filed by veterans who did not authorize a person to act on the veterans’ behalf under a durable power of attorney. The claims described in this paragraph are each of the following types of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: A fully developed claim that is submitted in standard electronic form. A fully developed claim that is submitted in standard paper form. A claim that is not fully developed that is submitted in standard electronic form. A claim that is not fully developed that is submitted in standard paper form. A claim that is not fully developed that is submitted in nonstandard paper form. The information described in this subsection shall be updated not less frequently than once each fiscal quarter. This section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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