Veterans Comprehensive Care and Full Disability Act of 2027

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Summary:

The Veterans Comprehensive Care and Full Disability Act of 2027 removes major barriers

veterans face in getting timely healthcare and disability benefits. The bill allows veterans to see

any licensed medical provider in the country without needing VA approval, requires the VA to

accept a doctor’s medical opinion and rating, eliminates the 100% disability cap, and

automatically recalculates benefits for veterans whose combined ratings exceed 100%. It also

grants immediate approval for claims involving terminal illnesses, cancer, or severe mental

health conditions, while providing fair compensation to attorneys who have represented veterans

with long-pending claims.

Proposed Bill:

Veterans Comprehensive Care and Full Disability Act of 2027

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Comprehensive Care and Full Disability Act of 2027”.

SECTION 2. IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS.

Any veteran enrolled in VA health care may receive medical services from any licensed health

care provider in the United States, including naturopathic physicians, chiropractors,

acupuncturists, and psychiatrists, without prior authorization or referral. The Department of

Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the provider at no less than 150% of the Medicare rate, adjusted

for geographic location, within 30 days of receiving a clean claim.

SECTION 3. MANDATORY APPROVAL ON MEDICAL EVIDENCE.

If a licensed provider submits a medical opinion stating that a veteran’s disability is at least as

likely as not service-connected, the VA shall approve the claim within 30 days.

SECTION 4. DOCTOR-DETERMINED RATING.

The licensed provider who determines that a disability is service-connected shall assign the

appropriate percentage using the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities in effect at the time of the

examination. However, if the provider believes the appropriate rating is higher than the schedule

provides, the provider shall include a written explanation stating the medical reasons for the

higher rating. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall accept the percentage assigned by the

provider. If the VA determines that a higher rating is warranted, the veteran shall be awarded the

higher of the two ratings.

SECTION 5. NO CAP ON COMBINED RATINGS. 

All service-connected disabilities shall be combined

using the combined ratings table. There shall be no cap. If the combined rating exceeds 100

percent, the veteran shall receive compensation at the full combined percentage rate.

SECTION 6. AUTOMATIC RECALCULATION FOR EXISTING 100% VETERANS.

Any veteran who is currently rated 100% disabled but whose individual service-connected

disabilities combine to a rating higher than 100% under the combined ratings table shall have

their rating automatically recalculated. The VA shall pay the veteran at their true combined

percentage rate. This recalculation shall be completed, and payments adjusted within 60 days of

the date of enactment of this Act. No new claim shall be required.

SECTION 7. ACCESS TO EMERGING TREATMENTS.

Veterans shall have access to emerging treatments for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or mental

health conditions approved under the April 2026 Executive Order, reimbursed at no less than

150% of the Medicare rate without prior authorization.

SECTION 8. MODERNIZATION OF RATING SCHEDULE.

Within one year of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall completely

rewrite and simplify the Schedule for Rating Disabilities in plain language, update all ratings to

reflect current medical science, and publish the new schedule for use by veterans and medical

providers.

SECTION 9. TRANSITION RULE FOR EXISTING ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION.

If a veteran has retained an attorney or claims agent for a pending claim prior to the date of

enactment of this Act, the VA shall pay the attorney or agent a reasonable fee directly from VA

funds upon approval of the claim, as follows:

(1) $4,500 for claims pending less than 1 year;

(2) $8,500 for claims pending between 1 and 2 years;

(3) $12,500 for claims pending between 2 and 3 years; and

(4) $18,000 for claims pending more than 3 years.

The veteran shall receive 100% of all back pay and benefits with no deduction. The attorney

shall not seek any additional payment from the veteran.

SECTION 10. BACKLOG CLEANUP.

All pending disability claims shall be automatically granted service connection and processed for

payment within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Claims involving terminal illnesses,

cancer, or severe mental health conditions shall be approved immediately upon enactment of this

Act. The VA may only deny any claim if it presents clear and unmistakable evidence that the

condition is not service connected.

SECTION 11. TEMPORARY CLAIMS PROCESSORS.

The Secretary shall immediately hire temporary claims processors using existing VA

administrative funds to clear the backlog.

SECTION 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect immediately upon the date of its enactment by the President of the

United States.