FAQs

If you have a denial or other decision issued by a VA Regional Office, then you need to file either a Notice of Disagreement (NOD), or VA Form 9, depending on the type of decision. If you have a final decision issued by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, then you will need to file a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk of Court at the Court of Appeals for Veterans

The Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims (CAVC) is an appellate court which has jurisdiction over all final decisions issued by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. An appeal to CAVC is the first time you will have the opportunity to have your appeal heart by a judge who is NOT an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Any decision issued by BVA which has denied benefits,