This includes a summary of all the evidence gathered by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as copies of all pertinent laws and regulations pertaining to VA decision. This is just fancy way of saying that someone sends veteran copies of every document veteran has already submitted to the VA as well as copies of laws and regulations that even case manager does not understand (they use cheat sheets to know what they need to attach for what type of claim). Currently this process is about 385 days long.
If the veteran is not happy with any aspect of the Statement of Case, the veteran has the right to fila a formal appeal at the Veteran Benefits Administration by submitting substantive appeal (VA Form 9). This will initiate agonizingly long process of waiting for the case to be reviewed by yet another board. During this step most people either give up or completely lose hope.
Once veteran case is ready for a review, veteran will be given an option to take part in board hearing before a veteran’s law judge to go over their appeal and present any new evidence that has been overlooked or not been provided