VA updates appeal forms for veterans no big changes
Published Date: 3/6/2025
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If you’re a veteran unhappy with a VA benefits decision, you can appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals using updated forms. The VA is reviewing and updating these forms to make the appeal process smoother and clearer. Veterans and their reps should note the April 7, 2025 deadline to comment on these changes—no extra costs, just better paperwork!
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VA Form 10182 Required for Modern Appeals
If you want the Board of Veterans' Appeals to review a decision issued on or after February 19, 2019, you must use VA Form 10182 (Decision Review Request: Board Appeal) to initiate Board review under the modernized review system established by the Appeals Modernization Act of 2017.
VA Form 9 Still Used for Legacy Appeals
You may use VA Form 9 (Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals) to complete a legacy (pre-modernization) appeal; however, use of VA Form 9 has decreased because VA Form 10182 is required for decisions issued on or after February 19, 2019.
Estimated Paperwork Burden Updated
The Board is revising OMB Control No. 2900-0674 and reports an estimated 119,800 respondents, an estimated annual burden of 60,305 hours, and an estimated average burden of 30 minutes per respondent for these forms.
Forms Support Representative & Hearing Requests
The VA Form 10182 and VA Form 9 permit actions including withdrawal of representative services, requests for changes in hearing dates and methods under 38 U.S.C. 7107, and motions for reconsideration under 38 CFR 7103(a).
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