Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors

This legislation mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a comprehensive plan within one year to expand the use of automation tools for processing claims throughout the Department. These advanced tools are intended to retrieve service and health records, compile evidence, provide automated decision support, facilitate inter-agency information sharing, and assist in generating correspondence for claims. The required plan must include an analysis of the feasibility, benefits, and necessary modifications for these tools, with priority given to their implementation in critical areas such as the Pension and Fiduciary Service, Education Service, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Furthermore, the bill directs the VA Secretary to submit an annual report on causes of death among veterans to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs for a period of five years. This report must detail specific information for each deceased veteran, including their service-connected disability status, primary and secondary causes of death, and manner of death. The legislation also requires the VA to implement policies and technological capabilities within one year to ensure claims processors are automatically notified and assigned to address situations involving increases in dependency compensation or educational assistance for veterans' children. Finally, the VA must submit a plan to ensure the correct labeling of documents within its Veterans Benefits Management System, including those processed using automation tools.