Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-110

§7112 Expedited Treatment of Certain Claims

Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 71 — BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS › § 7112

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make the Board handle quickly any claim that the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims sends back. If a notice of disagreement involves military sexual trauma, the Board must promptly decide whether it is a covered case. Covered case — a compensation claim for military sexual trauma where the appellant asked for a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed under section 7105. Military sexual trauma — has the meaning given in section 1166.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7112

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(a)Remanded Claims.—

The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the expeditious treatment by the Board of any claim that is remanded to the Secretary by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

(b)Claims Involving Military Sexual Trauma.—

The Board shall promptly determine whether a notice of disagreement filed with the Board is a covered case.

(c)Definitions.—

In this section: (1)

(2)The term “military sexual trauma” has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title.

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Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–300 substituted “certain” for “remanded” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

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38 U.S.C. § 7112

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110