,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rosendale introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to modify the        
information technology systems of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
provide for the automatic processing of 
claims for certain temporary disability 
ratings1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expediting ,temporary ,ratings for 
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs automatic processing 
of certain claims for temporary         
disability ratings  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
modify the information technology       
systems of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs to provide for the automatic   

processing of claims for temporary      
disability ratings for veterans         
described in section #aaef7;a77#a77;,c7 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,additional requirements ,in        
providing for the automatic processing  
of claims as required under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall ensure that-- 
7#a7 medical evidence is obtained from  
the corporate data warehouse of the     
,department2  7#b7 employees of the     
,department continue to determine       
whether a veteran is eligible for a     
temporary disability rating under       
section #aaef7;a77#a77;,c7 of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#c7 claims
 may be processed manually if the       
evidence of record is not sufficient to 
decide the claim or if the medical      
evidence is provided in a format that is
 not compatible with the system         
developed under subsection 7a74