§ 7112. Expedited treatment of certain claims

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2003

   Veterans Benefits Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–183 title VII § 707(b)(1) · 117 Stat. 2651

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 7112

   Added Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, § 707(b)(1), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2673

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, § 707(b)(1), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2673

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 71 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 7112. Expedited treatment of remanded claims   “The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the expeditious treatment by the Board of any claim that is remanded to the Secretary by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.” .

2. 2022

   Pub. L. 117–300 § 2(a)(1) · 136 Stat. 4379

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 7112

      Pub. L. 117–300 substituted “certain” for “remanded” in section catchline

   2. Amended · 38 U.S.C. § 7112

      Pub. L. 117–300 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 7112

      Pub. L. 117–300 inserted heading

   4. Added · 38 U.S.C. § 7112

      Pub. L. 117–300 added subsecs. (b) and (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 117–300 substituted “certain” for “remanded” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Section 7112 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting “(a) Remanded Claims.—” before “The Secretary”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(b) Claims Involving Military Sexual Trauma.— Determination. The Board shall promptly determine whether a notice of disagreement filed with the Board is a covered case. “(c) Definitions.— In this section: “(1) The term ‘covered case’ means a case— “(A) that concerns a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma; and “(B) for which the appellant has requested a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed with the Board pursuant to section 7105 of this title. “(2) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title.” .

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