- If you have new medical evidence, do not file a Higher-Level Review.
- If you believe VA already had the proof and scored it wrong, HLR is the lane.
- A Board appeal is a Veterans Law Judge. Choose direct review, evidence, or a hearing on purpose.
- Deadlines are on the decision letter. Missing one is how people start over.
Disability
HLR, Supplemental, or Board — pick one lane
New evidence is Supplemental. Same record is Higher-Level Review. The Board is later and slower.