Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3983 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3983 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2025 Mr. Luttrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF AVOIDABLE DEFERRALS OF CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN OPINIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. (a) Notice of Avoidable Deferrals.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop policies, procedures, and technological capabilities to ensure that each employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration that commits an avoidable deferral with respect to a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the National Work Queue is notified of any avoidable deferrals that such employee commits with respect to the same claim. (b) Study and Report on Certain OGC Opinions.-- (1) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consul