Veterans Review and Appeal Board

Veterans Review and Appeal Board
Agency overview
Formed1995
  • (etc.)
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
46°14′8.03″N 63°7′35″W / 46.2355639°N 63.12639°W / 46.2355639; -63.12639
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Chris McNeil, Chairperson
  • Jacques Bouchard, Deputy Chairperson
Parent agencyIndependent agency that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Veterans Affairs
Websitehttp://www.vrab-tacra.gc.ca

The Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB; French: Tribunal des anciens combattants (révision et appel)) is a government of Canada agency responsible for hearing reviews and appeals by ill and injured Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in relation to disability pension and award decisions by Veterans Affairs Canada. Although the Board reports to Parliament through the Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Board is an independent agency. It was created in 1995, and is governed by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act and the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Regulations. The board is headed by a chair and a deputy chair, who are selected from a permanent Board of 25 members and as many temporary members as deemed necessary.[1] The head office is located in the Sherwood Business Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

The vast majority of individuals appealing their cases to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board are represented free of charge by lawyers of Veterans Affairs Canada's semi-independent Bureau of Pensions Advocates.

  1. ^ "Veterans Review and Appeal Board". Veterans Affairs and Appeal Board. Retrieved 2010-03-08.