The Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs has a legislative, oversight, and investigative jurisdiction over compensation: general and special pensions of all the wars of the United States.
MEMBERSHIP
Chairman
Ranking Member
RECENT ACTIVITY
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11.13.24 • Hearing
“Our Nation’s Hallowed Grounds: Review of America’s National Cemetery Funeral Operations for Veterans and Servicemembers”
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09.18.24 • Hearing
"Examining VA’s Challenges with Ensuring Quality Contracted Disability Compensation Examinations"
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07.23.24 • Hearing
“Is the Veterans Benefits Administration Properly Processing and Deciding Veterans Claims?”
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07.23.24 • Hearing
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS MARKUP
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07.10.24 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance ad Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing
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06.26.24 • Hearing
“Examining Shortcomings with VA’s National Work Queue Veterans Benefits Claims Management System”
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06.12.24 • Hearing
“Does a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) Properly Compensate Today’s Veterans?”
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04.16.24 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Markup
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04.10.24 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing
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03.20.24 • Hearing
“Lost in Translation: How VA’s Disability Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified”
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02.14.24 • Hearing
“Is VA Illegally Spending Taxpayer Dollars in its Compensation and Pension Programs?”
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11.29.23 • Hearing
“Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans’ Claims on Appeal”
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11.29.23 • Hearing
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Markup
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11.08.23 • Hearing
DAMA Legislative Hearing
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09.28.23 • Hearing
“VA’s Fiduciary Program: Ensuring Veterans’ Benefits are Properly Managed”
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07.27.23 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
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03.29.23 • Hearing
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS Legislative Hearing
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04.27.22 • Hearing
At What Cost? Ensuring Quality Representation in the Veteran Benefit Claims Process
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03.29.22 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing
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02.08.22 • Hearing
Honoring our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Services for Survivors and Dependents
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11.17.21 • Hearing
Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA's Military Sexual Trauma Programs
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10.20.21 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing
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07.13.21 • Hearing
VA Appeals Program: Examining the State of Modernization Efforts
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03.23.21 • Hearing
VA Compensation and Pension Exams During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Path Forward
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12.09.20 • Hearing
The Toxic World of Presumptive Service Connection Determinations: Why Should Our Veterans Wait?
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09.23.20 • Hearing
Toxic Exposures: Examining Airborne Hazards in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations
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07.16.20 • Hearing
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5639, H.R. 5487, H.R. 5048, H.R. 5019, H.R. 697, H.R. 6013, H.R. 6060, and H.R. 7443
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07.08.20 • Hearing
Stuck in Red Tape: How VA's Regulatory Policies Prevent Bad Paper Veterans from Accessing Critical Benefits
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05.27.20 • Hearing
Veterans’ Disability Examinations in the time of COVID-19: A Way Forward
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10.30.19 • Hearing
DAMA Subcommittee Oversight Hearing: Preparing for Blue Water Claims - VA Status Update on Implementation
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10.22.19 • Hearing
DAMA Subcommittee Legislative Hearing
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09.19.19 • Hearing
DAMA Subcommittee Oversight Hearing: Update on VA Contracted Exams, Quality Review Process, and Service to Rural Veterans
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06.20.19 • Hearing
DAMA Subcommittee Oversight and Legislative Hearing: Ensuring Access to Disability Benefits for Veteran Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma.
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05.01.19 • Hearing
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearing: H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, and other draft legislation
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04.05.17 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing: H.R. 105; H.R. 299; H.R. 1328; H.R. 1329; H.R. 1390; H.R. 1564; And A Draft Bill Entitled Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act Of 2017
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09.27.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Investigative Hearing: Investigating How VA Improperly Paid Millions to Incarcerated Veterans
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07.13.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Oversight Hearing: TBI Claims Hearing: VA’s Failure to Provide Adequate Examinations
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06.15.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Investigative Hearing: Investigating VA’s Management of Veterans’ Paper Records
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04.28.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing: Draft Legislation, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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04.13.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing: H.R. 3936; H.R. 4087; H.R. 4757; H.R. 4758; H.R. 4759; H.R. 4782; H.R. 3715; a draft bill entitled “Medal of Honor Legacy Act;” a draft bill entitled “Love Lives On Act of 2016;”, a draft bill entitled “To amend title 38.."
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03.15.16 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Oversight Hearing: Twenty Five Years After the Persian Gulf War: An Assessment of VA’s Disability Claim Process with Respect to Gulf War Illness
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06.11.15 • Hearing
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Oversight Hearing: Exploring VBA's Fiduciary Program
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05.14.15 • Hearing
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Legislative Hearing: Markup of Pending Legislation
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04.14.15 • Hearing
Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Legislative Hearing: HR 675; HR 677; HR 732; HR 800; HR 1067; HR 1331; HR 1379; HR 1414; HR 1569; and HR 1607
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01.22.15 • Hearing
Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearing: Veterans' Dilemma: Navigating the Appeals System for Veterans Claims
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04.08.14 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Markup: H.R. 3593, H.R. 4261, H.R. 4281, and other Draft Legislation
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03.26.14 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing: H.R. 2018, H.R 2088, H.R. 2119, H.R. 2529, H.R. 3671, H.R. 3876, H.R. 4095, H.R. 4102, H.R. 4141, and H.R.4191
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02.05.14 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Beyond Transformation: Reviewing Current Status and Secondary Effects of VBA Technology
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12.04.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Adjudicating VA’s Most Complex Disability Claims: Ensuring Quality, Accuracy and Consistency on Complicated Issues
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11.07.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Complications of Geography: Focusing on VBA Outreach, Accessibility, Leadership and Staffing Efforts to Meet the Needs of Veterans Living in Areas Remote from a Regional Office
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10.30.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Focused Issues on Dignified Burials: A National Cemetery Update
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09.11.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Implementation Update: Fully Developed Claims
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06.18.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Why Are Veterans Waiting Years on Appeal?: A Review of the Post-Decision Process for Appealed Veterans’ Disability Benefits Claims
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04.16.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing: H.R. 569, H.R. 570, H.R. 602, H.R. 671, H.R. 679, H.R. 733, H.R. 894 and H.R. 1405
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04.10.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: Sustaining the Sacred Trust: An Update on our National Cemeteries
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02.05.13 • Hearing
Subcommittee on Disaility Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing: The 100% Temporary Disability Rating: An Examination of Its Effective Use