The time it takes to review your claim depends on these factors

• The type of claim you filed

• How many injuries or disabilities you claimed and how complex they are

• How long it takes the VA to collect the evidence needed to decide your claim

The VA claim process after you file your claim

• Benefit Delivery at Discharge (BDD)-If you have a service-connected condition, you can file a pre-discharge claim for disability benefits between 180 to 90 days before you leave the military.

• Fully Developed claim (FDC)-If you want to get a faster decision on your disability benefits claim by submitting all necessary evidence along with your claim.

This depends on the type of benefit. Here are the VA's goals for benefits that aren't related to health care.

For Supplemental Claims: The goal is an average of 125 days (4 to 5 months).
For Higher-Level Reviews: The goal is an average of 125 days (4 to 5 months).
For Board Appeals: The goal is to process appeals on the Direct Review docket within an average of 365 days (1 year), or perhaps longer.  (See next section)

How long does a decision review take?

When you choose this option, you’re appealing to a Veterans Law Judge at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (also called the Board) in Washington, D.C. A judge who’s an expert in Veterans law will review your case.

• Direct Review- A Veterans Law Judge will review your appeal based on the evidence that’s already part of your case. You can’t submit new evidence, and you can’t have a hearing.
  
  The Board’s goal is to send you a decision within 365 days (1 year)

• Evidence Submission- A Veterans Law Judge will consider new evidence together with evidence that was already part of your case when we made our most recent decision on your claim. You must submit new evidence with your Board Appeal or within 90 days of the date we receive your request for a Board Appeal. 
  
  The Board’s goal is to send you a decision within 550 days (1.5 years)

• Hearing- If you choose Hearing, you’ll meet with a Veterans Law Judge. You can choose to add new evidence, but you don’t have to. You can submit new evidence at the hearing or within 90 days after the hearing.
  
  We’ll transcribe your hearing (write down the conversation you have with the Veterans Law Judge) and add the transcript to your appeal file.
  
  You can choose to speak with the Veterans Law Judge in 1 of these 3 different ways:
  
  Virtual tele-hearing using your computer or mobile device
  Videoconference hearing at a VA location near you
  In-person hearing at the Board in Washington, D.C. (you’ll need to pay any travel costs)

The Board’s goal is to send you a decision within 730 days (2 years).