Life Cycle of a VA Appeal

VBA*
CLAIMS
* 95% of appeals arise from VBA; < 5% of appeals arise from VHA, OGC, other

FY 2012
VETERAN COURTS

BVA
APPEALS DECISION
Appeal Docketed at BVA using VA Form 9 filing date

APPEALS PROCESSING

Court Remands

Claim

VA Decision

Certification to BVA NOD SOC Form 9 SSOC

Federal Circuit Court

BVA Decision Veteran CAVC U.S. Supreme Court

Veteran has one year to file NOD

Veteran has 60 days to file Form 9

Optional BVA Hearing Request

Only required if new evidence is obtained

BVA Hearing
Hearings are scheduled after the appeal is certified to BVA

AMC
Appeals Management Center

Remand

Veteran Receives a Final Decision: Grant or Denial

Veteran

Veteran Submits Claim

Initial VA Rating Decision

NOD Notice of Disagreement; Informal Appeal

SOC Statement of the Case; Informal Appeal Decision

SSOC Form 9 Supplemental Substantive Statement of the Appeal; Case; Formal Appeal nd 2 Informal Appeal Decision 37,326 Formal Appeals Filed

Ready Appeals are Certified and Transferred to BVA for a final decision.

Final Decision. By law, BVA must decide appeals in docket order. 49,611 Appeals Received & Docketed by BVA
4.6% of Rating Receipts 44,300

1,078K C&P Rating Receipts

1,042K Rating Production

111,641 NODs Received

12,334 BVA Hearings Held BVA Decisions

~ 3,500 new cases filed at the CAVC ~ 2,400 Appeals Remanded to BVA

10.4% of Rating Receipts

3.5% of Rating Receipts

12,585 Allowed (28.4%) 9,957 Denied (22.5%) 20,299 Remanded (45.8%) 1,459 Other (3.3%)