📋 Appeals Readiness Checklist
Check these off before selecting your lane:
- Check the Date: Is your decision letter dated within the last 365 days? (Crucial for protecting your effective date).
- Verify Evidence: If choosing Supplemental Claim, do you have "new and relevant" evidence that the VA hasn't seen yet?
- Identify Errors: If choosing HLR, can you point to the specific law or record the VA overlooked?
- Audit Your Files: Do you have a copy of your C-File (Claims File) to see exactly what the last rater saw?
- Secure Your Timeline: Have you confirmed the correct form number (20-0995, 20-0996, or 10182)?