To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information when denying claims for traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a member of the uniformed services whose claim for traumatic injury under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance is denied, at the time of such denial, a legal analysis of the denial and the information the VA relied on in making such decision. The VA may not use any reasoning not articulated in such analysis or information not provided to justify a further denial on appeal.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remediesDisability and paralysisLife, casualty, property insuranceMilitary personnel and dependents
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information when denying claims for traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
USA115th CongressHR-4055| House
| Updated: 10/12/2017
Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a member of the uniformed services whose claim for traumatic injury under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance is denied, at the time of such denial, a legal analysis of the denial and the information the VA relied on in making such decision. The VA may not use any reasoning not articulated in such analysis or information not provided to justify a further denial on appeal.