The House passed legislation on July 28, 2015 to speed up federal payments to veterans who have complex benefits claims

2015-09-27T20:35:06-04:00

Federal Payments
The House passed legislation on July 28, 2015 to speed up federal payments to veterans who have complex benefits claims and to raise the benefits compensation rate for disabled veterans.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be required to pay benefits to veterans as parts of their claim are processed instead of waiting until the entire case is finished. According to the bill’s sponsor Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.), the typical benefits claim for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans is made up of eight components, the measure would allow veterans to receive at least some of the benefits they earned in a timely manner.

Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Sep 27 at 2015 10:15 PM

2015-09-27T22:15:44-04:00

Now that the House passed it, when will Senate take it up?

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 28 at 2015 2:34 PM

2015-09-28T14:34:18-04:00

I have a hard time believing an organization of habitual liars and promulgates bad medical practices.

Response by SFC Ronald Burris made Mar 31 at 2016 7:22 AM

2016-03-31T07:22:51-04:00

Well, there are other Veterans that have been waiting for the VA to get off their duff to make a decision on our claims as well and I am a Vietnam Era and Desert Storm Era Veteran so I hope this bill that passed was for all Veterans.