Us Code § 7112 - Expedited treatment of certain claims
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§ 7112. Expedited treatment of certain claims
(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) The term "covered case" means a case—
(A) that concerns a claim for compensation based on military sexual trauma; and
(B) for which the appellant has requested a hearing in the notice of disagreement filed with the Board pursuant to section 7105 of this title.
(2) The term "military sexual trauma" has the meaning given that term in section 1166 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, §707(b)(1), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2673; amended Pub. L. 117–300, §2(a)(1), (2)(A), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4379, 4380.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–300 substituted "certain" for "remanded" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
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