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M21-5 Appeals and Reviews Manual

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VA's procedures for legacy appeals, decision reviews, Board-related work, and other review lanes. Browse every current verified source section below, or search the text and reviewed explanations.

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Sections 1–144 of 144

Chapter 1 · Section A 5 sections
  1. M21-5 1.A.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 1.A.1
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  3. M21-5 1.A.2
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  4. M21-5 1.A.3
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  5. M21-5 1.A.4
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Chapter 1 · Section C 6 sections
  1. M21-5 1.C.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 1.C.1
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  3. M21-5 1.C.2
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  4. M21-5 1.C.3
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  5. M21-5 1.C.4
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  6. M21-5 1.C.5
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Chapter 2 7 sections
  1. M21-5 2.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 2.1
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  3. M21-5 2.2
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  4. M21-5 2.3
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  5. M21-5 2.4
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  6. M21-5 2.5
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  7. M21-5 2.6
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Chapter 3 · Section A 13 sections
  1. M21-5 3.A.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 3.A.1
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  3. M21-5 3.A.2
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  4. M21-5 3.A.3
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  5. M21-5 3.A.4
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  6. M21-5 3.A.5
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  7. M21-5 3.A.6
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  8. M21-5 3.A.7
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  9. M21-5 3.A.8
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  10. M21-5 3.A.9
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  11. M21-5 3.A.10
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  12. M21-5 3.A.11
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  13. M21-5 3.A.12
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Chapter 3 · Section B 10 sections
  1. M21-5 3.B.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 3.B.1
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  3. M21-5 3.B.2
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  4. M21-5 3.B.3
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  5. M21-5 3.B.4
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  6. M21-5 3.B.5
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  7. M21-5 3.B.6
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  8. M21-5 3.B.7
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  9. M21-5 3.B.8
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  10. M21-5 3.B.9
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Chapter 4 6 sections
  1. M21-5 4.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 4.1
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  3. M21-5 4.2
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  4. M21-5 4.3
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  5. M21-5 4.4
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  6. M21-5 4.5
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Chapter 5 8 sections
  1. M21-5 5.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 5.1
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  3. M21-5 5.2
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  4. M21-5 5.3
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  5. M21-5 5.4
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  6. M21-5 5.5
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  7. M21-5 5.6
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  8. M21-5 5.7
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Chapter 6 · Section A 3 sections
  1. M21-5 6.A.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 6.A.1
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  3. M21-5 6.A.2
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Chapter 6 · Section B 7 sections
  1. M21-5 6.B.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 6.B.1
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  3. M21-5 6.B.2
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  4. M21-5 6.B.3
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  5. M21-5 6.B.4
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  6. M21-5 6.B.5
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  7. M21-5 6.B.6
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Chapter 6 · Section C 6 sections
  1. M21-5 6.C.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 6.C.2
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  3. M21-5 6.C.3
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  4. M21-5 6.C.4
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  5. M21-5 6.C.5
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  6. M21-5 6.C.6
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Chapter 6 · Section D 4 sections
  1. M21-5 6.D.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 6.D.1
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  3. M21-5 6.D.2
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  4. M21-5 6.D.3
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Chapter 7 · Section A 4 sections
  1. M21-5 7.A.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.A.1
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  3. M21-5 7.A.2
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  4. M21-5 7.A.3
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Chapter 7 · Section B 6 sections
  1. M21-5 7.B.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.B.1
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  3. M21-5 7.B.2
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  4. M21-5 7.B.3
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  5. M21-5 7.B.4
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  6. M21-5 7.B.5
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Chapter 7 · Section C 7 sections
  1. M21-5 7.C.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.C.1
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  3. M21-5 7.C.2
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  4. M21-5 7.C.3
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  5. M21-5 7.C.4
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  6. M21-5 7.C.5
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  7. M21-5 7.C.6
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Chapter 7 · Section D 6 sections
  1. M21-5 7.D.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.D.1
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  3. M21-5 7.D.2
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  4. M21-5 7.D.3
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  5. M21-5 7.D.4
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  6. M21-5 7.D.5
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Chapter 7 · Section E 4 sections
  1. M21-5 7.E.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.E.1
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  3. M21-5 7.E.2
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  4. M21-5 7.E.3
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Chapter 7 · Section F 11 sections
  1. M21-5 7.F.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.F.1
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  3. M21-5 7.F.2
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Chapter 7 · Section G 5 sections
  1. M21-5 7.G.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.G.1
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  3. M21-5 7.G.2
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  4. M21-5 7.G.3
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Chapter 7 · Section H 3 sections
  1. M21-5 7.H.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.H.1
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Chapter 7 · Section I 3 sections
  1. M21-5 7.I.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.I.1
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  3. M21-5 7.I.2
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Chapter 7 · Section J 6 sections
  1. M21-5 7.J.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 7.J.1
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  3. M21-5 7.J.2
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  4. M21-5 7.J.3
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  5. M21-5 7.J.4
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  6. M21-5 7.J.5
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Chapter 8 · Section A 4 sections
  1. M21-5 8.A.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 8.A.1
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  3. M21-5 8.A.2
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  4. M21-5 8.A.3
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Chapter 8 · Section B 7 sections
  1. M21-5 8.B.INTRO
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  2. M21-5 8.B.1
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  3. M21-5 8.B.2
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  4. M21-5 8.B.3
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  5. M21-5 8.B.4
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  6. M21-5 8.B.5
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  7. M21-5 8.B.6
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Overview and resources 3 sections
  1. M21-5 overview
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  2. M21-5 resources
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  3. M21-5 table-of-contents
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M21 manual text is operational guidance for VA personnel. It can help identify the procedure VA says it should follow, but statutes, regulations, and binding case law control when they conflict.