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This bill, titled the "Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025," aims to improve the transparency of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) by requiring specific information to be included in its annual report. The BVA is responsible for reviewing appeals from veterans who disagree with decisions made by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding their benefits. The bill amends existing law (title 38, United States Code, Section 7101(d)) to mandate that the BVA Chairman identify the reasons why appeals are not resolved in a timely manner, particularly under the "new appeals system" established by the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act. For these untimely cases, the report must detail the contributing factors and quantify how many and what percentage of cases were affected by each factor. Additionally, the bill requires the BVA to identify the factors that lead to appeals being "remanded," meaning sent back for further review, for both the new and the older "legacy appeals system," again specifying the number and percentage of cases impacted by each remand factor.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

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