How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision

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1. Why appeal a VA claim?
2. VA deadline to file an appeal
3. Why your effective date matters
4. When is the best time to appeal a VA decision?
5. VA’s Legacy Appeals system vs. VA’s Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system
6. Can you have an appeal in both systems at the same time?
7. AMA Option: Higher-Level Review Lane
8. AMA Option: Supplemental Claim Lane
9. AMA Option: The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (The Board, or BVA)
10. Board Dockets (3 options): Direct Review Docket, Evidence Docket, Hearing Docket
11. What if you choose the wrong Appeal Lane?
12. Which appeal lane/docket options will be the fastest?
13. How to appeal again if your appeal is denied
14. Appealing a U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) Decision
15. Tips and tricks for veterans in the process of filing an appeal
16. Viewer Question: How to file an appeal directly with the Board in the new VA appeals system