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December 1st, 2017
Categories: Veterans Law Updates

Four standards of review at the Veterans Court.

May 18th, 2022
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Tags: 38 C.F.R. §20.1304, abuse of discretion, arbitrary or capricious, Butts v. Brown 5 Vet. App. 532 (1993) (en banc), clearly erroneous, de novo, Gilbert v. Derwinski 1 Vet App 49 (1990), Hersey v. Derwinski 2 Vet. App. 91 (1992), inadequate reasons and bases, not in accordance with the law, standards of review, Thun v. Peake 22 Vet. App. 111 (2008)
Veterans Court: What constitutes loss of use of a reproductive organ for purposes of SMC?
March 2nd, 2021
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Veterans Court: VA rating for prostate cancer should consider residuals.
February 26th, 2021
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Veterans Court weighs in on VA Ratings for Migraines
February 12th, 2021
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Lawyers with a Purpose: a path to happiness in the law.
September 6th, 2019
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Precedential CAVC Alert: Quinn v. Wilkie (17-4555)
August 28th, 2019
Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 2019 CAVC Decisions, 38 USC 7107(b), BVA hearings, Cook v Wilkie ___ F3d ____ (November 13 2018), Drew Silow, Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), Judge Coral W. Pietsch, Judge Mary J. Schoelen, Judge Michael Allen, Ken Carpenter, M.E. Larkin, Penelope E. Gronbeck, Quinn v Wilkie ___ Vet. App. ___ (2019), St. Petersburg FL VARO, VA Office of General Counsel
Federal Circuit Precedent Alert: Shea v. Wilkie (scope of an informal VA claim)
August 21st, 2019
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 2017 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Decisions, 2019 Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 38 CFR 3.155(a), Brent A. Bowker, Circuit Judge Jimmie V. Reyna, Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto, Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk, Covington and Burling LLP, harvey p. roberts, informal claims, Isaac Chaim Belfer, Judge Amanda L. Meredith, Mollie Lenore Finnan, notice of intent to file VA claim, NVLSP, Richard V. Spataro, St. Petersburg FL VARO
PRECEDENTIAL CAVC CASE ALERT: Buffington v. Wilkie (17-4382).
August 5th, 2019
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
How to Talk to an Attorney When Seeking Representation in VA claims.
August 1st, 2019
Contributor: Jennifer Steel
Tags: hiring an attorney
PRECEDENTIAL CAVC CASE ALERT: Martinez v. Wilkie (17-1551)(38 USC 5103A, the Duty to Assist and C&P Opinions)
May 28th, 2019
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 38 USC 5103A, 38 USC 5104, 38 USC 5109, 38 USC 7109, Ashley D. Varga, due process violation, Duty to Assist, Judge Amanda L. Meredith, Judge Joseph L. Falvey Jr., Judge Joseph L. Toth, Michael Martin, Morgan & Morgan, St. Petersburg FL VARO, Stacey Clark, University of Missouri Law School Veterans Clinic