38 U.S.C. § 5104C
Options following decision by agency of original jurisdiction
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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- 38 U.S.C. § 5104C, Options following decision by agency of original jurisdiction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473418
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Subject to paragraph (2), in any case in which the Secretary renders a decision on a claim, the claimant may take any of the following actions on or before the date that is one year after the date on which the agency of original jurisdiction issues a decision with respect to that claim:
Once a claimant takes an action set forth in paragraph (1), the claimant may not take another action set forth in that paragraph with respect to the same claim or same issue contained within the claim until—
The Secretary may, as the Secretary considers appropriate, develop and implement a policy for claimants who—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017House: 418–0Senate: no recorded tally