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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-8383, (BVA denial of entitlement to TDIU usurped Agency's jurisdiction)
This case involves a veteran’s entitlement to TDIU, but it demonstrates some of the backwards logic that invades the BVA’s interpretation of the AMA Appeals process. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEA…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-834, Braun v. McDonough (BVA denied TDIU rating due to PTSD)
This case involves a Marine veteran (1985 to 1991) who sought a TDIU 100 percent rating for his service-connected PTSD. The appeal to the CAVC was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC (BVA denied TDIU rating due to P…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-1992, Ahorrio Toledo v. Wilkie (BVA Denied TDIU claim without discussing veteran's education & work history )
This case involves a US Army veteran’s (1975 to 1998) appeal to the BVA seeking an increased rating for a psychiatric disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and the VA’s denial of his TDIU claim. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC: BVA d…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-4228 Curtin v. Wilkie (Joint motion to remand due to Inadequate medical opinion.)
This case involves a the resolution of a veteran’s appeal to the BVA by way of a joint motion to remand. The veteran had been claiming service connection for a psychiatric condition and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU). T…
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