1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act”.
Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a priority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in processing certain claims for compensation.
2. Priority for processing claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs
In general— Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“5109C. Priority for processing claims
“In processing claims for compensation under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide the following claimants with priority over other claimants:
“(1) Veterans who have attained the age of 70.
“(2) Veterans who are terminally ill.
“(3) Veterans with life-threatening illnesses.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5109B the following new item: