# 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 119-hr-2137, Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-2137 - Congress: 119 - Title: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-03-14 - Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX) - Cosponsors: 9 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **Stops the VA from denying a benefits claim just because a veteran missed a VA‑arranged medical exam and pairs that protection with a broad set of reforms to speed and improve appeals.** The bill would add tracking, training, quality checks, and new Board and court tools to cut avoidable remands and clarify decisions. - Veterans and claimants: It would bar denial of VA‑administered benefit claims solely for failing to attend a VA‑provided, claim‑connected medical exam and requires new claim‑tracking and annual reports to show where cases stall. It also extends one timing rule for certain pension payments to December 31, 2034. - VA staff and decision drafters: It would create a quality assurance program, a mandatory Board member training curriculum, notifications when avoidable deferrals occur, annual reporting on AI use in training, and protections so non‑Member drafters are not penalized for Board Member performance. - Appeals system and courts: It would let the Board aggregate appeals with common questions, expand certain Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims procedures for defined class contexts, and require an independent Federally Funded Research and Development Center assessment plus related studies and reports. ## Cosponsors (9) - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - More tracking and annual VA reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would use technology to track specific VA claim categories and timing. Tracked items would include claims in the National Work Queue, remands, supplemental claims filed after final decisions, continuous pursuit claims, expeditious claims, pending Board hearings, duty‑to‑as… - No denials for missed VA exams: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would be barred from denying any claim solely because a veteran missed a VA‑provided medical exam connected to that claim. The bill would also change duty‑to‑assist wording so VA could provide or obtain medical exams or opinions under that duty. These changes would take effect upon e… - Reduce remands and improve Board quality: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Board and VA to set up quality and training programs aimed at reducing avoidable remands. The Board would track decision errors, notify staff about court remands and avoidable deferrals, and use training for Board members. The Secretary would make a plan to cu… - Extend VA pension date to 2034: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would change a VA pension rule date from November 30, 2031 to December 31, 2034. This would extend the statutory date referenced in that pension provision. The change would take effect upon enactment. - New court rules for class-style claims: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Veterans Claims Court take member claims that match a named appellant's class certification request. Claimants could file an administrative‑review request while a class motion is pending. The bill would also toll some appeal deadlines while the Court reviews the c… - Study precedents and allow aggregated appeals: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would seek a contract with a federally funded research center within 30 days to study whether the Board could issue precedential decisions and to recommend aggregation rules. If no agreement is finalized within 180 days, VA would brief Congress at least every 60 days. The… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-2605: SAVES Act ## Sources - [119-hr-2137 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2137) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004) - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-2605: SAVES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2605) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137 (as of 2026-09-21).