Content style guide
Don’t use jargon
Don’t use jargon. This includes bureaucratic and legal language as well as unnecessary acronyms and initialisms.
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If you don’t submit new and relevant evidence, we’ll make a decision that states we didn’t have the evidence we needed to consider your claim again.
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If you don’t submit new and relevant evidence, a decision will be rendered finding that there was insufficient evidence to readjudicate the claim.
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You, your representative, and a Veterans Law Judge will be at the Board for your hearing.
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All three parties—you, your representative (if you have one) and a VLJ—will be present at the Board for your hearing.
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When we receive your Veteran Readiness & Employment application, we’ll schedule your initial evaluation with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. The counselor will determine if you’re entitled to receive employment benefits and services.
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When we receive your VR&E application, we’ll schedule your initial evaluation with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). The VRC will determine if you’re entitled to receive VR&E benefits and services.