Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60

§7112 Expedited Treatment of Certain Claims

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make sure the Board moves quickly on any claim the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims sends back to the Secretary. The Board must also quickly decide if a notice of disagreement filed with it is a covered case. A "covered case" is a claim for compensation tied to military sexual trauma where the person appealing asked for a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed under section 7105. "Military sexual trauma" is defined in section 1166.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7112

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

(c)In this section:

(1)The term “covered case” means a case—

(A)that concerns a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma; and

(B)for which the appellant has requested a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed with the Board pursuant to section 7105 of this title.

(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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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 7112

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60