2. Controlling a Perfected Appeal Introduction This topic contains information pertaining to controlling an appellate claim perfected by the submission of a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ including Appeals, controlling a perfected appeal in VBMS, and updating VACOLS for tracking of a perfected appeal. July 29, 2015 Change Date After receiving a decision on an NOD, the claimant may choose to submit a a. Controlling a Perfected to show his/her VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Appeals Veterans’ Appeal in disagreement with the NOD decision and certify an appeal to the Board of VBMS Appeals (BVA). Veterans’ Follow the steps below to establish control of a perfected appeal. Step Action 1 Open the VBMS profile and select NEW CLAIM. appellant’s 2 Review the following information and update fields as necessary ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER, and POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA). 3 Enter in the EP & CLAIM LEVEL field. 170FRM9 FORM 9 – 4 Enter the date the VA received the in the DATE OF VA Form 9 CLAIM field. 5 Assign the to APPEALS (NATIONAL) as the 170FRM9 SEGMENTED LANE Example: 6 Select SUBMIT to save the information. 7 Return to the PROFILE screen and select MANAGE claimant’s EVIDENCE from the ACTIONS drop down menu. Select ADD UNSOLICITED and populate the following fields.
2. Controlling a Perfected Appeal Introduction This topic contains information pertaining to controlling an appellate claim perfected by the submission of a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals, including controlling a perfected appeal in VBMS, and updating VACOLS for tracking of a perfected appeal. Change Date July 29, 2015 a. Controlling a Perfected Appeal in VBMS After receiving a decision on an NOD, the claimant may choose to submit a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals to show his/her disagreement with the NOD decision and certify an appeal to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). Follow the steps below to establish control of a perfected appeal. Step Action 1 Open the appellant’s VBMS profile and select NEW CLAIM. 2 Review the following information and update fields as necessary ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER, and POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA). 3 Enter 170FRM9 – FORM 9 in the EP & CLAIM LEVEL field. 4 Enter the date the VA received the VA Form 9 in the DATE OF CLAIM field. 5 Assign the 170FRM9 to APPEALS (NATIONAL) as the SEGMENTED LANE Example: 6 Select SUBMIT to save the information. 7 Return to the claimant’s PROFILE screen and select MANAGE EVIDENCE from the ACTIONS drop down menu. Select ADD UNSOLICITED and populate the following fields.