# 119-s-1657: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

119-s-1657, Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1657
- As of: 2026-07-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1657
- Congress: 119
- Title: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Stops the VA from denying a veteran's benefit claim solely because the veteran missed a medical examination.** It would amend 38 U.S.C. 5103A(d), rename the subsection to 'Claims for Benefits', require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or obtain medical examinations or opinions when needed, and add that a veteran's failure to appear for a Secretary‑provided exam may not be the sole basis for denying a claim.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect Veterans from Exam No-Shows: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require VA to provide or obtain a medical exam or opinion for a benefit claim. It would stop the VA from denying a claim just because the veteran missed a VA-provided exam. Other legal reasons to deny a claim could still apply.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026
- 119-s-2055: Veterans’ Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1591: ARCA Act of 2025
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1459: Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1657 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1657)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4189)
- [119-s-2055: Veterans’ Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2055)
- [119-s-1591: ARCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1591)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1459: Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1459)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1657 (as of 2026-07-15).