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Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2025

Last action · June 24, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings HeldSponsors: Morgan Luttrell and 2 others

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve how it handles benefit claims by tracking errors, training staff, and studying legal inconsistencies. It mandates new reporting requirements to Congress to ensure that veterans' claims are processed more accurately and efficiently.

Why it matters

This bill changes how the VA monitors its own decision-making process, potentially reducing delays and errors for veterans seeking benefits by requiring the agency to track and report on why claims are sent back for correction.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Veterans

Veterans may experience changes in the speed and accuracy of their benefit claim processing due to new internal VA quality controls.

Directly affected

VA Employees

Employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Board of Veterans' Appeals will be subject to new training, performance monitoring, and notification requirements.

Key Facts

  • The VA must create systems to notify employees when they commit an 'avoidable deferral' on a benefit claim within one year of enactment.
  • The VA must complete a study within one year identifying areas where legal opinions from the Office of General Counsel are inconsistent.
  • The Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals must establish a quality assurance program to measure decision accuracy and track error trends.
  • The VA is authorized to use technology, including artificial intelligence, to track decision data and identify error trends.
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  • Board employees must be notified when their decisions are remanded (sent back) by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
  • The VA must provide incentives to employees to review court orders and joint motions for remand.
  • The Secretary must submit an annual report to Congress detailing common reasons for claim remands and process errors.
  • The VA must develop a mandatory training program for Board members focused on timely and correct adjudication of appeals.
  • The VA must develop a method to assess the effectiveness of the new training program annually using models like the Kirkpatrick evaluation model.

Frequently Asked Questions

How will this bill affect my pending VA claim?
The bill focuses on internal VA processes. It aims to reduce errors and delays by requiring staff to be better trained and to track why claims are sent back for correction.
Does this bill change the amount of benefits I receive?
No, this bill does not change benefit amounts or eligibility criteria; it focuses on the quality and consistency of the administrative process used to decide claims.
What is an 'avoidable deferral'?
While not explicitly defined in the text, the bill refers to it as a delay in processing a claim that the VA employee should have been able to prevent.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

4 actions
  1. Jun 24, 2025House
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
  2. Jun 23, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  3. Jun 12, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jun 12, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced in House

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”

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Integration of AI in VA Oversight

The bill explicitly authorizes the use of artificial intelligence to track decision data and identify error trends within the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Connected Entities

Board of Veterans' Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veterans Benefits Administration and 2 more
OrganizationBoard of Veterans' Appeals“The body that hears appeals regarding denied or disputed benefit claims.”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims“The court that reviews decisions made by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.”Map →
OrganizationVeterans Benefits Administration“The branch of the VA responsible for processing claims.”Map →
PersonMorgan Luttrell“Member of the House of Representatives who introduced the bill.”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Veterans Affairs“The federal department responsible for administering veterans' benefits.”Map →

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