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S. 2870, The Veterans Disability Fairness Act

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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S. 2870 would amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with respect to the administration of disability compensation.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogVeterans Disability Fairness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to editcarry out the wiki and beDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) quality assurance program with respect to the firstadministration of veterans' disability compensation, to provide a detailed summaryensure the accuracy and consistency across VA offices of the bill!)treatment of claims for disability compensation, including disability rating determinations and whether a disability is service-connected.

Requires the Secretary to conduct reviews and audits, at least annually, to identify and correct any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in disability ratings and the adjudication of disability compensation claims by VA regional offices and employees responsible for such ratings or adjudications.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 4/16/2008: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status of the bill!)Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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