Get Heard: Request a Higher-Level Review Informal Conference Today

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Give VA a second chance to get it right: request an HLR informal conference now. If your recent decision got facts wrong or ignored evidence, submit VA Form 20-0996 within one year and select the optional phone conference. Prepare a one-page script citing exact document titles and dates in your file, and the specific error you want corrected; no new evidence here. When they call, hit your points, ask them to read the overlooked record while on the line, and confirm notes were added.

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