Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
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Summary
Boosts the quality of veterans appeals decisions by forcing new quality controls, training, clearer Office of General Counsel guidance, and faster correction of avoidable errors. It focuses on reducing unnecessary remands and improving consistency across Board rulings.
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- Veterans and families will get clearer and more consistent decisions because the Board must track decision errors, report common remand reasons annually, and try to correct identified errors before issuing final decisions.
- Board members and drafting employees face a new quality assurance program, annual performance reviews for covered employees, and a required training program with yearly effectiveness checks.
- The Office of General Counsel must study inconsistent opinions and report which issues it will publish formal guidance on, with a timeline for publication within one year.
- VA leaders must build tech and policies so staff in the National Work Queue are notified of avoidable deferrals within one year and must deliver a six-month plan and report to reduce unnecessary remands.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Alerts for avoidable VA claim deferrals
If enacted, within one year VA would build policies and tools to alert staff when they make an avoidable deferral on a claim in the National Work Queue. Each employee would be told about any avoidable deferrals they make on the same claim. The bill does not specify the exact technology to use.
Clearer remands and stronger Board quality checks
If enacted, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals would run a stronger quality program to track and fix errors. It would measure decision quality, use technology (including AI) to spot trends, and try to correct errors before final decisions. When a case is remanded, the Board would need to state the exact reasons and list any failures of the duty to assist or notify. VA would, to the maximum extent practicable, send a copy of a remand decision to each VA staff member whose error caused the remand, when applicable. The Secretary would send Congress a yearly report on common errors and remand reasons, with the first report due within one year of enactment.
Training and fair reviews for Board staff
If enacted, VA would set up training for Board Members on making appeals decisions that are timely and correct. The training would use feedback from Members and decision drafters, error data, and lessons from court remands. VA would check how well the training works each year and report to Congress on topics and results, listing what is required vs. optional. Covered employees who draft decisions would get reviews at least once a year, and their reviews could not be based on any Board Member’s timeliness or quality.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Obernolte
CA • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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