This bill requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publicly post, on a weekly basis, information about which cases have been assigned to a board member for a decision that week, organized by docket. Each posting must include a disclaimer clarifying that being assigned for potential review does not guarantee a decision will actually be issued that week. The publication requirement would not apply to cases that have been given priority handling or that have been sent back to the board following a remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The goal of the bill is to give veterans and their advocates greater visibility into where their appeals stand in the review process. The measure affects veterans with pending appeals before the Board and does not include specific new funding, relying instead on existing Department of Veterans Affairs administrative resources to implement the transparency requirement.
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