Part 1, Chapter 2. Due Process (Department of Veterans Affairs)

September 27, 2011 M21-1MR, Part I, Chapter 2, Table of Contents

Chapter 2. Due Process Table of Contents

Section A: General Information on Due Process Overview...... 2-A-1 1. Due Process and VA Benefits...... 2-A-2 2. Types of Notification...... 2-A-3 3. Situations Not Requiring Notification...... 2-A-5

Section B: Notice of Proposed Adverse Action Overview...... 2-B-1 4. General Information on the Notice of Proposed Adverse Action...... 2-B-2 5. Elements of a Notice...... 2-B-6 6. Process for Proposing an Adverse Action...... 2-B-8 7. Establishing and Monitoring Controls...... 2-B-11 8. Where to Find Other Topic-Specific Information Regarding Due Process...... 2-B-13

Section C: Adverse Action Proposal Period Overview...... 2-C-1 9. General Information on the Adverse Action Proposal Period...... 2-C-2 10. Responding to the Beneficiary...... 2-C-5 11. Hearings During the Adverse Action Proposal Period...... 2-C-10 12. Sending Final Notice...... 2-C-14

Section D: Contemporaneous Notice Overview...... 2-D-1 13. General Information on Contemporaneous Notice...... 2-D-2 14. Information Received by Telephone...... 2-D-6 15. Requirements for Contemporaneous Notice...... 2-D-7 16. Hearings and Contemporaneous Notice...... 2-D-8

Section E: Exhibits Overview...... 2-E-1 17. Exhibit 1: Notice of Proposed Adverse Action–Basic Procedural Rights Paragraphs...... 2-E-2 18. Exhibit 2: Contemporaneous or Final Notice–Basic Procedural Rights Paragraphs...... 2-E-4 19. Exhibit 3: Right to Appeal Paragraph...... 2-E-5 20. Exhibit 4: Overpayment Paragraphs...... 2-E-6 21. Exhibit 5: Contemporaneous Notice on Reported Death of a Beneficiary...... 2-E-7