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Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury)

Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury)

Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury) This case involves the BVA’s rejection of a theory of service connection by aggravation for a back condition. The BVA refused to service connect the veteran’s back injury, which he argued was aggravated by service-connected knee and hip i… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 15-2018, Nemec v. McDonald (Secondary Service Connection Degenerative Disc Disease)

Client Win: CAVC No. 15-2018, Nemec v. McDonald (Secondary Service Connection Degenerative Disc Disease)

Client Win: CAVC No. 15-2018, Nemec v. McDonald (Secondary Service Connection Degenerative Disc Disease) This case involved a veteran’s entitlement to secondary service connection, on an aggravation theory, for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The BVA is required to provide a written statement of the reasons or bases for its findings… Read More