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Client Win: CAVC No. 19-2462, Burkhalter v. Wilkie (Earlier Effective Date based on newly discovered service records)
This case involves a veteran who served in the Air Force from 1953 to 1957. During service, he injured his back on a flight line, and has repeatedly tried to service connect the injury since leaving service in 1957. Each time, the claim was denied. T…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 18-0000 - Veteran v. Wilkie: (VA rating for Suicidal Ideation, reasonably raised issue of TDIU.)
The cause number of this appeal, and the veteran’s name, have been withheld to protect the veteran’s privacy. In this case, the BVA denied an increased rating of 70% to a veteran for his service-connected PTSD. The BVA also found the vete…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 16-3537, Payao v. O'Rourke (Earlier Effective Date, Reasonably Raised claim)
This case involves an earlier effective date argument: specifically, whether a veteran’s claim for service connection of his kidney disease was reasonably raised in an earlier claim for increased rating for gout. The appeal was fully briefed to…
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