1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act . 2. Disability compensation hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals by means of teleconference from locations other than facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Establishment Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or subparagraph (C) of this paragraph after subparagraph (B) of such paragraph ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or subparagraph (C) of this paragraph after subparagraph (A) of such paragraph ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (C): (C) Upon notification of a Board hearing under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) in a case regarding disability compensation under a law administered by the Secretary, the appellant may alternatively request a hearing by picture and voice transmission— (i) at a location selected by the appellant; and (ii) via a secure internet platform established and maintained by the Secretary that protects sensitive personal information from a data breach. If so requested, the Board shall grant such request.