What Decisions can the Veterans' Review Board (VRB) Review?

What decisions can be reviewed by the VRB?

A person may appeal against the following decisions to the VRB:

• a claim for Disability Compensation Payment, war widow(er)'s pension, or dependant [glossary:pension:],
• claim for attendant allowance,
• application for increase in Disability Compensation Payment[glossary:,:]
• the date from which a payment of pension or a payment of pension at a higher rate may be made, and
• a decision under section 31(6) in the VEA to cancel, suspend, vary, fix a date of re-commencement for a pension or allowance.

Aspects of a decision on a claim for Disability Compensation Payment that may be reviewed are:

• whether or not a person is a veteran,
• whether or not a person's disability is war-caused or defence-caused, and
• the assessment of Disability Compensation Payment.

If unhappy with VRB decision a claimant or applicant may then appeal to the AAT.    

Review by VRB of a section 31 review decision

After application to the VRB is made, the Commission may exercise its discretion to review its decision under s31 of the VEA, and may:

• revoke the decision,
• revoke the decision and substitutes with new decision, or
• vary the decision.

In such a case, the person may request that the VRB review the:

• decision to revoke the original decision,

• new (substituted decision), or
• varied decision.     
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  Reviews under Section 31

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