Veterans and their family members will now have more options for how their compensation appeals will be processed. On Nov. 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) with the goal of providing eligible veterans with the earliest possible resolution of their disagreement with VA. RAMP is voluntary and will first be offered to claimants with some of the oldest pending appeals in VA's inventory. Over the next several months, VA will send out notices to Veterans eligible to participate in RAMP. For more information, read the VA VAntage Point Blog. To learn more about the new appeals process, visit the VA website. For more on claims and appeals, see this Military.com section.