# 119-hr-3834: Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act

119-hr-3834, Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3834
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3834
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Keeps veterans' supplemental claims from being denied just because they did not submit new evidence.** It would also give claimants 90 days to add evidence after a remand and extend a pension payment cutoff to January 30, 2035. - Veterans and claimants: Prevents the Board from denying a supplemental claim solely because the claimant did not present new and relevant evidence. - People with appeals remanded by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Limits the Board's record to evidence already considered while giving the appellant and their representative a 90-day window after remand to submit new evidence for the Board's first review. - Pension recipients: Extends the statutory date that limits certain pension payments from November 30, 2031 to January 30, 2035.

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA pension limit extended to 2035: cost, low. If enacted, this would keep an existing limit on some VA pension payments in place until January 30, 2035. Today, that date is November 30, 2031. This would only affect pension recipients who are already subject to that legal limit.
- New VA appeals rules for veterans: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals would face two new rules. First, if you appeal a decision on a supplemental claim, the Board could not deny your appeal just because you did not submit new evidence. Second, if the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims sends your case back, the Board would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3834 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3834)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3834 (as of 2026-04-21).