> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.valaclaims.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dates > Maintain the filing, decision, appeal, ITF, and docket information for a Claim. ## Overview Use the **Dates** tab to maintain the Claim's **Filing Date**, **Decision Date**, **Appeal Deadline**, **ITF Expiration**, and **Docket Number**. These fields are maintained on the Claim record and can be updated as your team verifies information. The Claim Dates tab with date fields, source labels, and a suggested decision date from a document.

The Claim Dates tab with date fields, source labels, and a suggested decision date from a document.

## Enter and review dates Select a date field to set or clear its value. Enter the Docket Number directly when it applies. Review these values against the supporting record and your organization's process before relying on them for work planning. ## Understand source information Dates entered manually are marked **Manual**. When you accept a suggested decision date from a document, the field shows that it was accepted from a document and can include a link to the source document. A later manual edit clears that source marker. ## Review document suggestions When available, **Suggested from documents** lists decision dates extracted from relevant documents. Review the displayed value and source document, then select **Accept decision date** only when it is appropriate for the Claim. Accepting a suggestion copies that decision date to the Claim; it does not replace your team's review. ## Related pages Return to the preparation workspace for this Claim. Review the Client documents that may support Claim work.