2023-2024 Vision, Mission & Raison d'être

Vision

The Board is recognized as the independent and fair appeal tribunal that ensures Veterans obtain the benefits they are entitled to for service-related disabilities.

Mission

To provide Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP members, and their families with timely, respectful hearings and fair, plain-language decisions.

Raison d'être

The Veterans Review and Appeal Board (Board) is an independent, administrative tribunal created in 1995. The Board provides an appeal program for service-related disability decisions made by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). This program gives applicants two levels of appeal for disability benefits decisions and the final level of appeal for War Veterans Allowance claims.

The Board’s objective is to ensure that Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police members, and their families receive the disability benefits to which they are entitled.

The responsible Minister for the Board is the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.