> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pete.vet/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deadlines

> Track case deadlines from source-backed anchor dates before they become risk.

Deadlines do not live only in calendars, inboxes, and memory.

Deadline context stays attached to the case file so the firm can see what is coming due and why.

Legal Deadline is a case attribute. A hard legal deadline appears only when one is available from case or source data. When the case has no known hard legal deadline, the case says "No known deadline."

Deadline-related updates stay reviewable. The firm remains responsible for confirming the deadline and docketing it correctly.

## Anchor dates

Deadlines depend on anchor dates. Confirm the underlying date before relying on a detected deadline.

Examples include VA decision dates, VA notice dates, SOC dates, Board hearing dates, and other VA case events that create timing requirements.

## Review before relying

Deadline risk is support for review; the firm remains responsible for docketing, legal review, and final deadline decisions.

Use the case file to reduce missed context, not to replace the firm's docketing discipline.

## Handoffs

Deadline-sensitive work appears when it creates a real attorney decision, approval, signature, or exception.

Do not treat deadlines as a generic Home widget. If a deadline looks wrong, correct the anchor date or escalate the issue inside the case.