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Client Win: CAVC No. 21-4029 (BVA fails to consider earlier effective date under §3.156(c).)

Client Win: CAVC No. 21-4029 (BVA fails to consider earlier effective date under §3.156(c).)

Client Win: CAVC No. 21-4029 (BVA fails to consider earlier effective date under §3.156(c).) This case involves the BVA’s failure to address an argument explicitly raised before it: whether a veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date under 38 C.F.R. 3.156(c) when service medical records are added to the file after the original c… Read More
Client Win: CAVC #18-6857, Jordan v. Wilkie (Ask for BVA hearings, get BVA hearings)

Client Win: CAVC #18-6857, Jordan v. Wilkie (Ask for BVA hearings, get BVA hearings)

Client Win: CAVC #18-6857, Jordan v. Wilkie (Ask for BVA hearings, get BVA hearings) This case involves a veteran’s right to BVA hearings. For years, the VA and BVA have wanted to limit veterans’ ability to get a BVA hearing. Here’s how the BVA does this. The BVA remands a case on an appeal, tells the VA to get more… Read More