Sec. 113. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CLAIMS FOR DISABILITIES INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED BY MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA

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## SEC. 113 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CLAIMS FOR DISABILITIES INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED BY MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA ###

(a)In General It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should submit to Congress information on the covered claims submitted to the Secretary during each fiscal year, including the information specified in subsection (b). ###

(b)Elements The information specified in this subsection with respect to each fiscal year is the following: ####

(1)The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during such fiscal year. ####

(2)Of the covered claims under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— #####

(A)submitted by each sex; #####

(B)that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and #####

(C)that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. ####

(3)Of the covered claims under paragraph

(1)that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage of disability. ####

(4)Of the covered claims under paragraph

(1)that were denied— #####

(A)the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, for such denials; and #####

(B)the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. ####

(5)The number of covered claims that, as of the end of such fiscal year, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. ####

(6)The average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. ####

(7)A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “**covered claims**” means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. ####

(2)The term “**military sexual trauma**” shall have the meaning specified by the Secretary for purposes of this section and shall include “sexual harassment” (as so specified). # TITLE II UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS