Board of Veterans Appeals

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is modernizing. Veterans can now file an appeal online at the BVA website. Here's how.

Chats with the Chief: Cheryl L. Mason, the first woman to chair the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, talks about improvements to the board.

With 20,000 hearings completed by August 2021, the Board of Veterans Appeals is on pace to best its previous record, smashing its historical average of 16,000 annually.

Family members and caregivers often assist their Veterans through the claims and appeals processes by providing invaluable evidence and insight.

Chairman Cheryl L. Mason shares her experience as a military spouse in the legal field and how she came to oversee a legal staff of over 1,200 at VA.

If you have a cell phone, computer, or tablet with Wi-Fi, you can have a hearing anywhere with a Veterans Law Judge! The Board of Veterans Appeals can now come to you wherever you are - virtually!

February 2019 marked the successful implementation of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (AMA), which resulted in faster and easier ways to appeal your compensation claim. AMA created a new decision review and appeals process that features three lanes for you to choose from. As always, we recommend that you work with your VSO or representative to assist in making the best decision for you.

In November, the Board of Veterans Appeals received the 2019 Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Employment and Mentoring Award.

On Sept 10, VA exceeded its goal, three weeks ahead of schedule, to deliver 90,050 appeals decisions regarding disability benefits and services to Veterans in fiscal year 2019. This is approximately 9,000 more decisions than the previous year.

Libby Jamison, an attorney at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board), has been named the 2019 Military.com Military Spouse Changemaker of the Year.

A’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals has determined that the significant effects of Super Typhoon Yutu were sufficient cause for the Board to advance the appeals for the Northern Mariana Islands municipalities determined to be disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The Board will be better staffed to decide appeals in a more timely manner. In fiscal year 2018, the Board issued a historic 85,288 decisions.