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Overview of the Appeal Process for Veterans' Claims (R42609) / Daniel T. Shedd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shedd, Daniel T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disability evaluation.
- Disability evaluation--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, 2012.
- Summary:
- The introduction to this report discusses the types of decisions that can be appealed, introduces the various actors in the appeal process, describes the two avenues for appeal within the VA, and addresses the rights of a claimant to be represented during the appeal process. The report then provides a step-by-step breakdown of the appeal process within the Department of Veterans Affairs followed by a description of further judicial review from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Finally, the report concludes with a synopsis of legislative proposals to amend the appeal process.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Congressional Research Service, viewed June 9, 2023).
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