Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act”.
VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 2 Deadline for certification of appeals forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that when a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs receives a form known as “VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals”, or any successor form, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, the regional office certifies such form by not later than one year after the date of the receipt of the form.