,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cja #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #chcd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cdi ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,bost introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,october #ba1 #bjbe,reported with an    
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,june #i1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
clarify the jurisdiction and certain    
rules of evidence of the ,board of      
,veterans' ,appeals4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,veteran's ,claim ,options  
,act4  #b4 ,board of ,veterans'         
,appeals3 jurisdiction2 evidence in     
certain cases  7a7 ,jurisdiction over a 

supplemental claim ,section #gajd of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 by    
inserting 7#a7 before ,all questions2   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,in an   
appeal of a decision under section #eajh
 of this title regarding a supplemental 
claim under section #eajd;,c7a77#a77;,b7
 of this title1 the ,board may not deny 
relief 7including by denying review of  
the merits of the claim7 solely on the  
basis that the appellant did not present
 or secure new and relevant evidence    
with respect to such supplemental claim4
  4  7b7 ,evidence in cases remanded to 
the ,board by the ,court of ,appeals for
 ,veterans ,claims ,section #gaac of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7 ,cases   
remanded by the ,court of ,appeals for  
,veterans ,claims  7#a7 ,except as      
provided in paragraph 7#b71 for cases   
remanded to the ,board by the ,court of 

,appeals for ,veterans ,claims1 the     
evidentiary record before the ,board    
shall be limited to the evidence        
previously considered by the ,board in  
such case4  7#b7 ,the evidentiary record
 before the ,board for cases described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall include evidence
 submitted by the appellant and his or  
her representative1 if any1 within #ij  
days following such remand1 which the   
,board shall consider in the first      
instance4  4  #c4 ,extension of certain 
limits on payments of pension ,section  
#eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,november #cj1 #bjca and inserting      
,january #cj1 #bjce4  ,october #ba1     
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed