Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025
Key claim: The Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 would prohibit the VA from denying a veteran’s benefits claim solely because the veteran failed to appear for a VA-provided medical examination.
Abstract
(S1657 · 119th Congress) 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. Latest action (2026-03-18): Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Why this matters
Veterans who miss a scheduled Compensation & Pension exam—often due to transportation barriers, health flare-ups, mental-health conditions, or notice failures—can currently see their claims denied on that basis alone, regardless of the underlying merits. Barring sole-ground denials would shift adjudicators toward evaluating available medical evidence and rescheduling exams, affecting due-process outcomes for disabled veterans navigating the VA claims system.