Sec. 611. Program on treatment of certain applications for dependency and indemnity compensation as fully developed claims
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expediting the treatment of a covered dependency and indemnity compensation claim. For purposes of this section, a covered dependency and indemnity compensation claim is a claim submitted to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, for which the claimant— applies for such compensation within one-year of the death of the veteran upon whose service the claim is based; was the dependent on the claim of a veteran who was receiving benefits for one or more service-connected conditions as of the date of death; submits a death certificate or other evidence with the claim indicating that the veteran’s death was due to a service-connected or compensable disability; and in the case that the claimant is the spouse of the deceased veteran, certifies that he or she has not remarried since the date of the veteran’s death.
The program shall be carried out during the one-year period beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The program shall be carried out at the Pension Management Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs or such centers selected by the Secretary for purposes of the program. Not later than 270 days after the date on which the program is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the program.
The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: The number of covered dependency and indemnity compensation claims that were adjudicated under the program, disaggregated by the following: Claims in which the claimant claimed entitlement to compensation on the basis of the claimant's status as the spouse of a deceased veteran. Claims in which the claimant claimed entitlement to compensation on the basis of the claimant's status as the child of a deceased veteran. Claims in which the claimant claimed entitlement to compensation on the basis of the claimant's status as the parent of a deceased veteran. The number of covered dependency and indemnity compensation claims that were adjudicated under the program and for which compensation was not awarded, disaggregated by clauses
(i)through
(iii)of subparagraph (A). A comparison of the accuracy and timeliness of claims adjudicated under the program with claims submitted to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, that were not provided expeditious treatment under the program. The findings of the Secretary with respect to the program. Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for legislative or administrative action to improve the adjudication of claims submitted to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code.