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Amends subsection (a) by adding a new paragraph (2) that, in appeals of decisions under section 5108 regarding supplemental claims under section 5104C(a)(1)(B), the Board may not deny relief (including by denying review of the merits) solely on the basis that the appellant did not present or secure new and relevant evidence with respect to such supplemental claim.
Adds a new subsection (d) governing cases remanded to the Board by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: generally limits the evidentiary record before the Board to evidence previously considered by the Board, but requires inclusion of evidence submitted by the appellant and their representative within 90 days following the remand, which the Board shall consider in the first instance.
Strikes "November 30, 2031" and inserts "January 30, 2035" in 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7).
Changes how certain appeals to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals are handled and extends a deadline for limits on some VA pension payments. The Board may no longer deny supplemental-claim appeals solely because the appellant did not submit new evidence; after a court remand the Board is restricted in what new evidence it may consider but must accept evidence the appellant or their representative files within 90 days. The bill also pushes a statutory cutoff date for pension payment limits from November 30, 2031 to January 30, 2035.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced June 9, 2025 by Mike Bost · Last progress June 9, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-349.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held