H.R. 4190 would specify how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should distribute certain benefits to survivors of intended recipients who die before those benefits are paid.
Under current law, veterans and survivors who are deemed unable to manage benefits they receive from VA may have someone assigned to administer those benefits on their behalf. Those fiduciaries, who are appointed and supervised by VA, are responsible for accepting the benefits and ensuring that they are used to support the intended recipient. When fiduciaries misuse some or all of those benefits, VA must reissue the misused portion to the intended beneficiary or a successor fiduciary.
