department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-website

Improve Board of Appeals Status Experience

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Value Statement

As a veteran with a pending board appeal
I want to receive accurate information about my appeal when I visit the CST
So that I can stay informed about the details of my case and have some of my expectations managed


Background Context

User pain points:

  • Not enough information about board appeal process
  • Incorrect information showing in some cases such as legacy appeals docket showing for remanded appeals.
  • No information available for claims that get remanded through the board appeal process
  • Poorly managed expectations around decision timing
  • No access to decision letters for appeals

Business pain points:

  • Veterans calling into call center to get appeal info
  • Congressional inquiries due to people seeing inaccurate information

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  • Submitted to staging
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  • Engineering identifies staging users required to test and shares account and credentials with design and product
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