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Req # A-2023-00001
Please provide the total annual number of appeals heard by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board between FY 2018 and 2022, broken down according to virtual and in-person review hearings. Due to changes in business processes and how the information was captured for in-person and virtual hearings during the period of 2018-2022, it is not possible to accurately report on the breakdown. Veterans do not attend appeal hearings as the legislation does not permit oral testimony from Veterans at this level. Below is a table summarizing the number of VRAB Appeal Hearings held by Fiscal Year.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
July 2023
Req # A-2023-00002
For the fiscal years 2017-2022, please provide the total annual number of rehear decisions that were issued by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board following a Federal Court judicial review decision ordering the Board to rehear a matter.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
July 2023
Req # A-2023-00003
A-2023-00003 - For FY 2018-2022, please provide the total annual number and quantum (in dollars) of Compassionate Awards granted by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board pursuant to Section 34 of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
July 2023
Req # A-2022-00005
Information regarding the process of Pre and Post-HearingOrganization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
January 2023
Req # A-2021-00005
All information pertaining to hearing loss,hearing damage, tinnitus, and any other auditory deterioration from January 1 1995 to June 20 2021Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
December 2022
Req # A-2021-00001
Request all documents, notes, files and emails regarding any and all complaints by BPA, legion or other legal representatives (advocates) regarding bias of VRAB adjudicator (s), errors in procedural fairness, or any type of misconduct by VRAB Tribunal members.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
June 2021
Req # A-2020-00011
Request all documents, notes, hard copy or electronic on Questions Of Interpretation Hearings (I1, I2, I3). Also requesting all emails, correspondence and administrative documents in relation to the Questions of Interpretation Hearings (I1, I2, I3). This request includes VRAB's responses, reports or written determinations to these requests. Further, a list of all requests made whether VRAB made a decision/determination or not, is required. Data to include application and VRAB completion dates. Information requested all dates, from VRAB inception to present.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
April 2021
Req # A-2020-00004
Request number of RCMP members who filed for injury claims for hearing loss, and/or tinnitus from 2000 through 2019. Data requested includes number of claims per year for each injury, hearing loss & tinnitus as well as numbers approved or denied each year and totals.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
October 2020
Req # A-2019-00008
Request all documentation, hard copy or electronic including reports, notes, emails or discussions held by VRAB regarding each of these the terms individually or combined: "Audiometric Dip" "Ototoxicity" or "Ototoxic"; "Organic Solvents" or "Solvents"; "Heavy Metals"; "Asphyxiants"; and "Hyperacusis". Date range is from 2000 until February 10, 2020.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
June 2020
Req # A-2019-00007
Request all information held by VRAB on the "Discussion Paper on Hearing Loss" prepared by John Rutka MD FRCSC, for the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. Information to include all documents, notes, emails both hard copy and electronic in preparation of this report. The report is dated June 2010, Updated December 2011. The interest is in all material used in the development of this report prior to 2010, information held after the report's development, to include the update of this report in December 2011, as well as all material since 2011 addressing any further update, revisions, corrections, suggested corrections, errors and any other discussions throughout the VRAB. Included in this request are all materials provided by the Department of VAC to/from VRAB, and especially documents to/from Dr. Rutka and VRAB or to VAC that VRAB may have been an addressee to communication between those two parties. Further, any information up until February 2020 on errors, omissions, suggestions, or other correspondence internal to VRAB or between VRAB, VAC and/or Dr. Rutka are to be included.Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
May 2020