Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021

Chapter 59 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

For each claim for compensation or benefits under this title in which the claimant has designated a representative of record, the Secretary shall provide that representative of record an opportunity to review the proposed determination of the Secretary before it becomes final.

For purposes of this section, a representative of record of a claimant may be—

(1) a representative of the claimant recognized under section 5902 of this title; or

(2) an agent or attorney of the claimant recognized under section 5904 of this title.

The Secretary shall submit notification in writing to a representative of record that a proposed determination is ready for review under subsection (a).

Each opportunity to review a proposed determination under subsection (a) for a representative of record of a claimant shall be for a period—

(1) beginning at the moment the representative receives notification under subsection (b); and

(2) ending on the earlier of—

(A) the moment that the claimant or the representative of record indicates to the Secretary that the claimant does not dispute the proposed determination; or

(B) the moment that is 48 hours after the moment described in paragraph (1).

The Secretary may not make a proposed determination, subject to a period of review under this section, final until after the period under subsection (d).

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5905 the following new item: