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Subcommittee clashes with VA over appeals transparency and attorney retention at Board of Veterans' Appeals
Summary
Lawmakers pressed the VA on appeals backlog, attorney retention and a bill requiring weekly public updates from the Board of Veterans' Appeals; VA officials warned the transparency proposal could cause administrative burdens and confusion, while members pushed for more transparency and protections to retain experienced attorneys.
A House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing featured sustained questioning about the Board of Veterans' Appeals’ backlog, attorney recruitment and retention, and a proposed transparency measure that would require the board to publish weekly updates on appeals assignments.
Representative Neal Self, sponsor of the Veterans Appeals Transparency Act, said current board averages give veterans “no accurate sense of where they are in line” and argued the bill would require the board to publish weekly updates on which appeals it is working on in each docket. Self told the committee the bill would also direct the board to include a statement clarifying weekly updates do not mean a decision will be…
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