,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bacg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,luttrell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1  
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,pflug]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to limit ! au?ority ( !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to d5y !  
claim ( a vet]an = b5efits "u ! laws    
adm9i/]$ by su* ,secret>y on ! sole     
basis t su* vet]an fail$ to appe> = a   
m$ical exam9ation associat$ ) su* claim4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,review ,e ,vet]ans ,claim ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on d5ial (     
claims = b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on sole   
basis t vet]an fail$ to appe> = c]ta9   
m$ical exam9ation ,subsection 7d7 (     
section #eajc;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! head+1
 by /rik+ comp5sation claims & ins]t+   
claims = b5efits2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71

 by /rik+ treat an exam9ation or op9ion 
z be+ necess>y to make a decision on a  
claim = purposes ( & ins]t+ provide = a 
m$ical exam9ation or obta9 a m$ical     
op9ion "u2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,if a vet]an 
fails to appe> = a m$ical exam9ation    
provid$ by ! ,secret>y 9 conjunction ) a
 claim = a b5efit "u a law adm9i/]$ by !
 ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may n d5y su*   
claim on ! sole basis t su* vet]an fail$
 to appe> = su* m$ical exam9ation4  4