VA, lawmakers clash over efforts to restore 48-hour review process for disability claims

Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, introduced the Veterans Claim Transparency Act earlier this month to reinstate the 48-hour review period. During Thursday's House Veterans Affairs Committee subpanel hearing, Allred said the process serves as an "extra check on the accuracy of benefit determinations" and helps "identify technical mistakes and errors that can affect veterans' benefits ... a simple step to make sure veterans get the benefits they're owed." Senate Democrats also introduced a similar measure previously.

But VA officials pushed back.