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H.R. 1725, a Bill to Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Submit Certain Reports Relating to Medical Evidence Submitted in Support of Claims for Benefits under the Laws Administered by the Secretary 1 (May 17, 2017)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo3566 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 17, 2017 H.R. 1725 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 17, 2017 H.R. 1725 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit several reports to the Congress regarding the use of private medical evidence in lieu of a VA-provided examination for purposes of establishing eligibility for disability compensation or pension. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1725 would cost less than $500,000 to prepare those reports over the 2018-2022 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Section 1 would require VA to submit a report detailing the progress of the Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative-a VA initiative created to allow the department to accept private medical evidence to support an eligible individual's claim for disability compensation or pension-and recommendations on how VA can best use private medical evidence in its claims process. That report would be due within 180 days of enactment of the bill. Section 2 would require annual reports on disability examinations requested each year by VA because the private medical evidence submitted was deemed unacceptable by the department. Those reports would document the number of cases where private evidence was found to be unacceptable, the most common reasons why such evidence was unacceptable, and the most common disabilities for which private medical evidence was deemed unacceptable. Enacting H.R. 1725 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1725 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.

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