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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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Client Win: CAVC No. 19-8187 May v. Wilkie (TDIU denial not supported by adequate reasons and bases)
This case involves the application of a duplicitous legal standard by the BVA to a veteran’s TDIU appeal, in what is called a “reasons and bases” error by the Board of Veterans Appeals. While it favored a VA C&P medical opinion…
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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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