H. R. 1039, titled the “Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act,” aims to improve the way the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) communicates with veterans applying for benefits. It requires the VA to partner with a federally funded research and development center to...
Simple Explanation
The Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act is a plan to help make the letters sent to veterans applying for benefits easier to understand and nicer to read, by asking experts to check and suggest improvements, which the VA must put into action within a year. It also changes how quickly some pension payments can be adjusted by extending the deadline by a month.