Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
In Committee
Summary
Protects veterans from having claims denied solely for missing VA medical exams. This bill would also tighten appeals oversight with new claim tracking, reporting, quality controls, and options to aggregate related cases to speed decisions.
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- Veterans and claimants: The bill would bar the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying a claim only because a veteran missed a VA-arranged medical exam and would clarify when medical opinions are required.
- Claims processing and appeals: It would create a new claims-tracking chapter and require annual reports on timeliness, remands, docket advances, and Board dismissals, with initial reports due within one year and aggregation reviews every five years.
- Board quality, training, and review tools: The bill would set up a Board quality assurance program, require annual training for Board members and decision writers, mandate a six-month plan to reduce unnecessary remands, and require an independent federally funded research and development center assessment within 30 days on precedential decision authority and aggregation.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
No denials for missed VA exams
If enacted, the VA would not be allowed to deny a claim only because you missed a medical exam provided by the VA as part of the claim. This protection would take effect when the bill becomes law.
Reduce errors and speed VA decisions
If enacted, the VA would start a Board quality program to find and fix decision errors. The VA would track many claim steps and timeliness and send yearly reports to Congress, with the first reports due within one year. The VA would require training for Board members and decision drafters and report on training results each year. The VA would also put technology and rules in place within one year to tell employees when they caused an avoidable deferral on a National Work Queue claim.
Aggregate and review veterans appeals
If enacted, the Board would be allowed to group appeals that share common legal or factual questions so it can decide those issues together. The VA must report on how aggregation is used every five years. The Secretary would seek a federally funded research center within 30 days to study making Board decisions precedential and aggregation rules, and the VA would start and finish policy development within about six months. The Court could exercise limited class-action review and toll some appeal deadlines for a defined 60-day review window in covered cases. The VA's legal office would study and publish guidance issues within one year.
Pension limit extended to 2034
If enacted, the date in the pension rule at 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7) would change from Nov. 30, 2031 to Dec. 31, 2034. If your pension payment is covered by that rule, the current limitation would remain in place through Dec. 31, 2034.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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