Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

This bill aims to make VA benefit letters clearer and easier to understand. It requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with a federally funded research and development center to review the letters it sends to people applying for or submitting claims. The review looks for ways to cut paper use and costs, and to make the letters clearer, better organized, and shorter. The VA must share the findings with Congress within 90 days after receiving them and put approved changes into action, finishing within one year after it begins the changes.

It also makes a small date change in VA pension rules by extending a limit on certain pension payments through December 31, 2031.

• Who is affected: Veterans and other people who receive VA claim letters; the VA.
• What changes: An in-depth review of VA letters, with steps to reduce paper and improve clarity; VA must report results and implement the improvements; a pension payment limit date is extended to December 31, 2031.
• When: VA must seek the review within 30 days of the law taking effect; report and start changes within 90 days of getting the review; finish the changes within one year after starting.