Attorneys will become familiar with the Department of Veterans Affairs system and the types of claims commonly requiring attorney assistance.

With this 3-part series, VA-accredited attorneys will earn three hours of CLE credit in VA benefits. This will satisfy the VA’s requirement that the accredited attorney attain three CLE hours within the first 12 months after accreditation.*

This session will focus on:

• Introduction to Accreditation, to include application, initial CLE, annual certification, and continuing CLE requirements
• Representing a client before the VA, to included engagement letter, pre-consultation, filing the claim, and fee requirements
• Basics of appeals, to include appeal rights, reopening a claim, notice of disagreement (decision review officer and traditional appeal), Board of Veteran’s Appeals, and Court of Veteran’s Appeals
• Claims, to include claim procedures (fully developed and intent to file)

*Because the VA’s regulations require completion of qualifying CLE “during the first 12-month period following the date of initial accreditation by the VA,” the VA will not accept CLE courses taken before accreditation as satisfying the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 14.629(b). Therefore, you must be accredited by the VA prior to attending this training in order to use this training to satisfy the VA’s CLE requirement for accredited attorneys. Applications for accreditation as a claims agent or attorney (VA Form 21a) or as a service organization representative (VA Form 21) are available online at http://www.va.gov/ogc/ accreditation.asp. The applications are relatively short and simple, and the approval process generally takes approximately 30 days.

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