Welcome to the training video on how to submit a new Benefits Review Board (BRB) appeal From the main dashboard, click on the Benefits Review Board tile to navigate to the BRB dashboard
Click on the “File a New Appeal – BRB” button to bring up the form.
Select your role in the case
And your organization and click "Next"
Select the case type
Enter the decision date from the lower court
Upload the decision file, if available.
If you have a reconsideration order date, enter it, and click "Next"
Upload the Notice of Appeal file
Enter the optional comments, and then click "Next"
BRB requires OWCP numbers. For some case types like BLA, BLO,
BTD and MBO, enter the last 4 digits of the OWCP number. For all others, enter the full 8-digit OWCP number.
If you have additional OWCP numbers, enter it here
BRB accepts OALJ numbers also as optional input.
If you have an OALJ number, enter it here. You can enter additional OALJ numbers also.
Once all the case numbers are entered, click "Next"
Verify that the parties in the cases are pulled in automatically by the system
Edit the party role by clicking the “Edit” link next to each party.
To add another party to the appeal, click on the “Add New Party” button
Fill in the details and click “Add Party”
Confirm that the party has been added to the list and click “Next”
Select the parties represented by the attorney, Devin Hamburg in this example. This is a multi select box.
Select the parties represented by the Carrier Petitioner, Joanne Trackman in this example. This is a multi select box.
Select the claimant in the appeal and click Next
Before submitting the appeal, click on “Preview” to see a preview of the entire appeal.
Finally, accept the Terms and Conditions and click on the “Submit to BRB” button
Once the appeal is submitted, scroll down to the New Appeals table and confirm that the new appeal is listed there
Thank you for watching the video tutorial on how to submit a new appeal with BRB.
For more help, visit the support menu on the dashboard.