Appealing the Denial of Veteran Benefit Claims (Update)

This course, presented by attorney Eric Gang, provides basic procedural information as to how to implement the nuts and bolts of handling a VA administrative appeal. It covers basic time deadlines, the required documents, what types of claims can be appealed, advice on initiating the appellate process, common errors in Board decisions, exhaustion of administrative remedies, and the CAVC’s jurisdiction. The course is ideal for the elder law practitioner who does VA pension work and needs to have a basic understanding of the VA appeal process should a claim be denied.

Learning Objectives:

I.     Assess scheduling issues pertaining to the timely handling of a VA appeal

II.    Review the process of receiving an agency decision and dissecting its parts

III.   Identify the agency decisions that are appealable and the exceptions to those rules

IV.   Define, draft and file an “NOD” (Notice of Disagreement) – what info should be included?

V.    Plan a timely and place-appropriate NOD filing

VI.   What is a DRO? Understand the right time and situation and limitations when requesting a DRO

VII.  Explore the SOC, form 9, the SSOC and highlighting the important considerations

VIII. Apply BVA certifications and appeal BVA denials

IX.   Grasp the important jurisdictional requirements