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38 U.S.C. 5109B: Expedited treatment of returned and remanded claims

Created in 2003 by the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act · introduced · would change (b), 5109C

How it got here

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–55, §2(k)(1), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the expeditious treatment by the appropriate regional office of the Veterans Benefits Administration of any claim that is remanded… (Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017) Law text

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