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12.0 Appeals – Disability Pensions and Awards
12.0 Appeals – Disability Pensions and Awards
Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA)
The Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA) is a nation-wide legal organization within Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), whose main function is to provide free advice and representation for individuals dissatisfied with decisions rendered by VAC with respect to their claims for entitlement to disability pension or disability award, or any assessment awarded for their pensioned conditions. The Bureau was formed in 1971, giving Veterans Affairs' clients across the country the services of lawyers who afford them the same solicitor-client privilege as lawyers in private practice.
Table 12.1 Total Cases Completed by Bureau of Pensions Advocates