D. Ensuring Appellant Received Decision

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Section G -

d. Ensuring Appellant Received Decision

Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) Decisions and Remands, Last Updated 8/19/05

When reviewing folders returned by BVA, ensure that BVA's decision was mailed to the appellant's current address.

If the decision was not mailed to the appellant's current address

· mail a photocopy to the most recent address of record

· update VACOLS with the new address

· annotate the decision with the new address and the date it was remailed, however

· do not, under any circumstances, change the date stamped on the first page of the decision.

http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/...5/ch05_secg.doc

Edited July 11, 2008 by allan