,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,ms4       
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs to provide       
veterans service organizations and      
recognized agents and attorneys         
opportunities to review ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs disability rating    
determinations before they are          
finalized1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,claim ,transparency ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,opportunity for veterans
 service organizations and recognized   
agents and attorneys to review          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
disability rating determinations before 

they are finalized  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#aafd4 ,opportunity for veterans service
 organizations1 agents1 and attorneys to
 review disability rating determinations
 before finalization  7a7 ,in general   
,before the ,secretary finalizes a      
determination of a rating of the        
disability of a person for purposes of  
this chapter1 the ,secretary shall      
provide an opportunity to review such   
determination to each 7representative of
 record of the person7_/7representative 
of the person designated by the person  
for purposes of this section74  7b7     
,representatives ,for purposes of this  
section1 a representative of a person   
is-- 7#a7 a representative of the person
 who is recognized under section #eijb  
of this title2 or  7#b7 an agent or     
attorney of the person who is recognized
 under section #eijd of this title4  7c7
 ,notice  7#a7 ,for each determination  

that the ,secretary is required under   
subsection 7a7 to provide an opportunity
 to a representative to review such     
determination1 the ,secretary shall     
notify such representative when such    
determination is ready to be reviewed   
under such subsection4  7#b7 ,notice    
regarding a determination shall be      
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 not later
 than #dh hours before the ,secretary   
finalizes the determination4  7d7       
,period for review ,each opportunity to 
review a determination under subsection 
7a7 for a representative of a person    
shall be for a period-- 7#a7 beginning  
at the moment that notice is submitted  
for such determination under subsection 
7c7 to such representative2 and  7#b7   
ending on the earlier of-- 7,a7 the     
moment that the representative indicates
 that the person has no dispute with the
 determination or the person no longer  
has any dispute with the determination2 
or  7,b7 the moment that is #dh hours   
after the moment described in paragraph 

7#a74  7e7 ,limitation ,the ,secretary  
may not finalize a determination that is
 subject to a period of review under    
this section until after the period for 
review of such determination set forth  
under subsection 7d74  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #aa of such title  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #aafc the following 
new item3  #aafd4 ,opportunity for      
veterans service organizations1 agents1 
and attorneys to review disability      
rating determinations before            
finalization4  4