S 1657

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

Summary

Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.

Bill status

Status: Reported
Sponsor: Sen. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Cosponsors: 1
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Introduced: 2025-05-07
Latest action: 2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee referrals

Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-03-18
Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-12-10
Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-05-07

Recent actions

2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-12-10: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2025-05-07: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-05-07: Introduced in Senate