# 119-hr-555: Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act

119-hr-555, Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-555
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Require VA-certified disability exams for separating service members.** This bill would make disability eligibility findings from those exams binding on the Department of Veterans Affairs and set up joint VA-DoD data sharing for medical and personnel records. - Separating service members would have a physical done by a VA-certified health care provider when they have or are believed to have a condition that could make them eligible for VA disability. If a condition is found during a non-VA-certified exam, a VA-certified provider must complete the exam. - Veterans and benefit applicants would see eligibility determinations made during these exams used as the basis for assigning a VA disability rating and be binding on the VA. - The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs would be required to jointly establish a system to share and maintain service members' and veterans' medical and personnel records, enabling cross-agency data sharing.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Separation exams would set VA disability ratings: benefit, high. If enacted, some Defense Department separation exams would decide VA disability eligibility. VA would have to use that finding to set your rating. If you have or might have a qualifying condition, a VA‑certified provider would need to do or finish the exam. If a condition is found and the examiner…
- Shared VA and Defense records system: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA and the Defense Department would build one shared system for medical and personnel records. Both agencies would share data on service members and veterans. This could make records more complete and speed benefit decisions.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-555 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/555)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9224)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-555 (as of 2026-04-21).