A bill to provide for a study of the processes and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the disposition of claims for veterans' benefits.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Study of Claims Adjudication
Title II: Improvements to Claims Adjudication
Title III: Miscellaneous
Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: Study of Claims Adjudication - Directs the U.S. Administrative Conference to carry out a study of the Department of Veterans Affairs system for the disposition of claims for veterans' benefits, with a purpose of enhancing the efficiency of the process and expedient disposition of claims. Requires: (1) Conference consultation with non-Department entities such as veterans service organizations and other veteran representatives; and (2) cooperation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in providing information required for such study. Requires reports. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Improvements to Claims Adjudication - Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive annual income verification information before granting or continuing veterans' pension benefits. Directs the Secretary to accept from a claimant a photocopy of a document as proof of the existence of a marriage, the birth of a child, or the death of a family member. Authorizes a physician employed by the Veterans Health Administration to accept from a private physician of a claimant a medical examination report if such report contains sufficient clinical data to support the diagnosis or degress of a disability. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the status of an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for the immediate transfer from the Department of Defense of a member's medical records upon separation from active duty.
Title III: Miscellaneous - Amends the Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act to state that regulations required under such Act may not prohibit a veteran from establishing service connection for a disease or disability that the veteran claims to be a result of exposure to ionizing radiation during a period of military service.
Directs the Secretary to take appropriate actions to determine whether the injury of any veteran as a result of medical treatment was the result of medical malpractice by the Department of Veterans Affairs and, if so, to provide appropriate compensation.
Became Public Law No: 103-446.
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1908 ordered to be reported.
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1908 ordered to be reported.
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1908 ordered to be reported.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2502-2504, S2507-2508)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Veterans incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1905, S. 1906, S. 1907 in reported measure.
Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-280.
Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-280.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 452.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S12211-12215)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S12211-12215)
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
See H.R.5244.