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While the Board of Veterans' Appeals is part of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Court is not a part of the VA, it is an independent federal court. The Veterans Court hears oral arguments and reviews final Board decisions, the record before the agency, and briefs of the parties on appeal. [4]
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, the Board reviews and makes decisions on appeals concerning veterans' benefits. Its mission is to conduct hearings and issue decisions ...
Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Veterans advocacy organizations such as Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (NOVA) [8] have argued that many additions to the M21-1 Manual constitute "interpretative rules" and that the Federal Circuit therefore has jurisdiction to review such changes upon direct appeal by a ...
[1] BVA denied the decision, finding that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim. In its denial, BVA stated that there was no competent evidence to confirm that the varicose veins were due to service. The Board also stated that the Veteran was a layman and therefore was not competent to confirm a medical diagnosis or provide ...
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Inspector General [2] Appointment Date [2] David Case (Acting) January 24, 2025 Michael J. Missal May 2, 2016 [3] Linda Halliday (Acting) July 6, 2015 [4] Richard J. Griffin (Acting) January 1, 2014 George J. Opfer November 17, 2005 Jon A. Wooditch (Acting) June 22, 2005 Richard J. Griffin November 11, 1997 William Merriman (Acting) January 3, 1996
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The Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board was created in 1972, by the United States Congress, to review and issue decisions on appeals of workers’ compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the Black Lung Benefits amendments to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969.