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H.R. 2377 · 112th Congress

RAPID Claims Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JDD DonnellySponsor
32 cosponsors · 30 D, 2 R

Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act or the RAPID Claims Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), if a veteran's claim is submitted that is determined to be a fully developed claim, to provide: (1) the claimant with the opportunity to waive any claim development period with respect to such claim, and (2) expeditious…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2011

Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act or the RAPID Claims Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), if a veteran's claim is submitted that is determined to be a fully developed claim, to provide: (1) the claimant with the opportunity to waive any claim development period with respect to such claim, and (2) expeditious treatment of such claim.

Provides that: (1) if a person notifies the Secretary of the intention to submit a fully developed claim and does so within a one-year period thereafter, the Secretary shall provide expeditious treatment to the claim; and (2) if the Secretary determines that a claim submitted as fully developed is not fully developed, the Secretary shall notify such person within 30 days of the information and evidence required to fully develop the claim.

Requires the Secretary, when denying a benefit, to notify the claimant of any form or application required to appeal such decision.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: RAPID Claims Act

Also known as: Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act

Latest action (Apr 18, 2012): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) .

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 24, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.