2900-AP67 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Apportionments

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations to remove most of the apportionment provisions and to stop apportioning most benefits. Currently, in limited situations, VA may pay a portion of a VA beneficiary’s monetary benefits directly to the beneficiary’s dependents. This is referred to as apportionment of benefits. Moreover, many claims for apportionment involve complex issues of family law, issues that VA claims adjudicators have limited ability to deal with and are more suited to state courts, which delays apportionment awards. Therefore, this regulation will prevent and stop delays in apportionment awards conducted by VA, which should have been initiated in a state court.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 38 CFR 3.31 38 CFR 3.210 38 CFR 3.252 38 CFR 3.400 38 CFR 3.450 to 3.461 38 CFR 3.556 38 CFR 3.665 38 CFR 3.852 38 CFR 21.330 38 U.S.C. 501(a) 38 U.S.C. 5307 38 U.S.C. 5313 38 U.S.C. 5502 38 U.S.C. 5503 Pub. L. 95-588, sec. 306, 92 Stat. 2497 No NPRM 11/00/2019 No No None No No No No Janel Keyes 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 509-1067 janel.keyes@va.gov 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420