Derek Tran (D-CA)
Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Carlton H. Ingram Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act'', aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It specifically focuses on improving the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities. The legislation proposes changes to how the Secretary handles the rating of disabilities. One major component involves how the beneficial effects of medication or treatment are handled during the rating process. This ensures that a baseline can be established without those effects.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill improves the disability rating process by accounting for baselines and allowing compensation for secondary issues caused by treatment.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill improves disability rating accuracy by establishing a baseline and protecting compensation for side effects of medication or treatment.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Establishing a baseline for disability ratings: The bill requires the rating schedule to be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment when evidence can establish a baseline without those effects. This is found in Section 2, subsection (b)(1).
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Protecting compensation for secondary issues: A veteran can still seek compensation for additional disabilities that result from medication or treatment for an underlying injury or disease suffered in the line of duty. This is found in Section 2, subsection (b)(2).
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Protecting compensation for aggravation of existing issues: The bill ensures that veterans can seek compensation if medication or treatment aggravates a preexisting injury or disease contracted in the line of duty. This is found in Section 2, subsection (b)(2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill improves the disability rating process by accounting for baselines and allowing compensation for secondary issues caused by treatment.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill improves disability rating accuracy by establishing a baseline and protecting compensation for side effects of medication or treatment.
- 3/24/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Mark TakanoDemocrat · California