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Committee advances bill to restrict unaccredited providers assisting veterans’ claims
Summary
The committee voted to release HB 31, which would add state remedies and restrictions targeting for-profit companies that assist veterans with VA disability claims without VA accreditation.
The House Economic Development, Banking, Insurance, and Commerce Committee on Oct. 12 released House Bill 31, legislation that would create state-level remedies and restrictions aimed at for-profit businesses that assist veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims without VA accreditation.
Sponsor Representative Pulaski and veteran-service leaders described an alleged pattern of commercial firms charging large fees to prepare and file claims or to market services to veterans while not meeting VA accreditation requirements. Witnesses from veterans’ service organizations — including representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans and the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs — urged passage without amendment, arguing…
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