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Client Win: CAVC No. 17-1078, Peregrino v. Shulkin (BVA Failed to Adjudicate Major Depressive Disorder)

Client Win: CAVC No. 17-1078, Peregrino v. Shulkin (BVA Failed to Adjudicate Major Depressive Disorder)

Client Win: CAVC No. 17-1078, Peregrino v. Shulkin (BVA Failed to Adjudicate Major Depressive Disorder) The veteran in this case served in the Navy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including deployment to Kuwait. Upon his return stateside, after attempts to reintegrate to civilian life, he began to have family and other problems. He was diagnosed… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 16-1706, Feldman v. Shulkin (BVA errs in relying on 7 year old IBS exam)

Client Win: CAVC No. 16-1706, Feldman v. Shulkin (BVA errs in relying on 7 year old IBS exam)

Client Win: CAVC No. 16-1706, Feldman v. Shulkin (BVA errs in relying on 7 year old IBS exam) This case had multiple errors in it. One of the major errors was the BVA treatment of the client’s Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The Veteran initially had an exam in 2009 to rate his service-connectedIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). By the tim… 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