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If your VA claim has been denied at the initial claim stage, the supplemental claim stage, or by a higher level reviewer, you have the option of appealing to the Board of Veterans Appeals or BVA. When you elect BVA review, you have to select one of three review options. The direct review option, the new evidence docket, or the hearing docket. If you select the direct review docket, your appeal will be considered solely on the evidence of record at the time the VA made the determin determination that you’re now
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appealing. You cannot add new evidence and any evidence added to your file since that VA determination will not be considered by the board. But this is also the fastest option currently at the board. The second option at the board is the evidence submission docket or the new evidence docket. Here you are allowed to submit new evidence to the board for the board to consider within 90 days of the submission of your appeal to the board. The veterans law judge will review the newly submitted evidence
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along with all of the other evidence in the record and will make the decision based on the entirety of that evidence. The third option for review at the board is the hearing docket. This allows you to schedule a hearing with a veterans law judge. You can elect to attend the hearing in person at the BVA’s office in Washington DC, virtually from a regional office or other VA facility, or virtually from your home from an internet connected device. These hearings are generally informal and you or your representative can provide
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testimony or argument. You can also submit new evidence for consideration within 90 days following your hearing. If you have questions about these options, if you think you need to go to the board and decide that you need some help with that, we handle cases at the board here at Glover Luck. Please reach out. would be more than happy to talk to you about your.
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