After the hearing is completed for the hearing case, the hearing appeal case decision lifecycle commences. A hearing appeal decision marks whether the appeal has been accepted or rejected. For appeals with multiple decisions, the hearing case decision indicates whether or not a resolution has been successfully entered for each item under appeal considered at the hearing.
Once a hearing is completed, a resolution or multiple resolutions are entered based on that hearing. A decision document can be attached to the hearing case to document the items considered at the hearing and the resolutions reached for each. The system automatically determines the overall hearing appeal decision based on a combination of the resolutions entered for each item under appeal. This starts the hearing appeal decision lifecycle.
The hearing appeal decision must be approved or rejected. The approval of a hearing appeal decision verifies that the hearing resolutions are to be implemented. The rejection of a hearing appeal decision indicates that the original case decision is upheld. The final stage in the hearing appeal decision lifecycle is the implementation of the appeal decisions.