S3000Referred to Committee

FRAUD in VA Disability Exams Act of 2025

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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2025-10-09
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Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
Democrat · CT · Senator
Votes with party: 85.6% (848 recorded votes)

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-04-29

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would establish stronger oversight and accountability measures for disability exams conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, aiming to prevent fraud and ensure veterans receive accurate evaluations for their benefits. It would likely include requirements for better training of examiners, improved documentation standards, and penalties for those who falsify exam results or provide fraudulent assessments. Veterans and VA officials would be the primary groups affected by these changes to the disability claims process.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3000 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3000 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 9, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception in Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Exams Act of 2025'' or the ``FRAUD in VA Disability Exams Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FRAUD. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall-- (1) carry out actions to identify fraudulent activity relating to the submittal of disability benefit questionnaire data to the Secretary, without regard to the origin of the questionnaires; and (2) transmit to appropriate investigatory bodies, including the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, reports of suspected activity identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Requirements.--Actions carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Establishment of a process for claim processors of the Department to identify instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud and to transmit reports of suspected fraud as described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. (2) Establishment of a recurring audit of disability benefit questionnaires submitted to the Secretary, without regard to the origin of the questionnaires. (3) Informing individuals who have applied for, or submitted a claim for, a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary when their disability benefit questionnaires have raised suspicion of fraud. (c) Authority of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs.--The Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs may use any authority applicable to an inspector general of the Federal Government not otherwise available to the Inspector General that the Inspector General considers necessary to investigate suspected activity identified pursuant to subsection (a)(1). (d) Limitation.--The Secretary may not reopen or change a decision of the Department regarding an application from an individual for, or claim of the individual for, a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary pursuant to an investigation carried out under subsection (c), except in a case in which, pursuant to such investigation, the individual has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of fraud. (e) Annual Report to Congress.--Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the administration of subsections (a) and (b). <all>
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