1. Receive & Process
the Claim. VA may
request the Veteran
to undergo a
compensation and
pension exam
1) Grant,
2) Deny
Send VA Form 4107
Explains the VA’s
decision, right to
appeal, and
procedures to
appeal, and right to
submit additional
evidence.
3) Request more
evidence for a claim
Request for
Reconsideration
1) Grant
2) Deny
1) Grant
2) Remand
3) Deny
Submit a disability
Claim
• VA Form 21-526
• Online
Submission
Note: Submit a
letter summing up
the injury/
condition(s), eviden
ce showing injury/
condition
originated in-
service, and
evidence linking
injury/illness to
current condition.
1) Receive
Benefits
2) Accept decision
OR file a Notice
of Disagreement
(Statement in
Support of Claim)
3) Submit
additional
evidence
1) Request
Reconsideration by
VRO and /or Hearing,
2) Introduce New and
Material Evidences
3) Appeal DRO
decision to Board of
Veterans Appeals
(BVA)
1) Receive Benefits
2) Accept decision
3) File with BVA a
Reconsideration
Request, CUE error, or
introduction of new and
material evidence.
4) Appeal to the Court of
Veterans Claims
Veteran and/
or Advocate
actions
VA Actions
VA Regional
Office (VRO)
Veteran or
Veteran
Advocate
Veteran or
Veteran
Advocate
VA Regional
Office (VRO)
Board of Veterans
Appeals (BVA)
Court of
Appeals for
Veterans
Claims
Request
Reconsideration
Appeal to BVA
File Notice of Appeal with
the CAVC within 120 days
of the date the BVA mailed
the final decision.
Veteran or Veteran
Advocate

2. Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims
Board of
Veterans Appeals
Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit
Supreme Court for the
United States
VA Claims
Appellate Process
Appellate
Process
Petition for
Certiorari
As a matter of right, VA
claimants can appeal VA
claims up to the Court of
Appeals for the Federal
Circuit. To appeal to the
Supreme Court, a Petition
for Certiorari must be
granted.