What Is The BVA?
The BVA is the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and is located in Washington, D.C. When you express disagreement (Notice of Disagreement or “NOD”) with a Rating Decision from the VA Regional Office and subsequently perfect the appeal by filing a VA form 9 at the VA Regional Office, the BVA decides the appeal. The BVA has the same scope of review as the VA Regional Office and can therefore consider new evidence that the VA Regional Office did not. The BVA has the authority to grant or deny claims, or if necessary, remand a claim back to the VA Regional Office for additional development of the evidence.