» Carol J. Ponton
Client Win: CAVC No. 20-6914 (BVA failed to consider regulation for earlier effective date for Parkinson's disease)
This case involves the BVA judge’s failure to consider whether a VA regulation required an effective date for Parkinson’s Disease earlier than May 2017. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 21-2655, (BVA overlooked evidence of suicidal ideation in claim for an increased PTSD rating)
This case involves the BVA judge’s inadequate reasoning of a denial of a veteran’s claim for an increased rating for PTSD. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC (BVA overlooked evidence of s…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 21-0394, (BVA erred in denying past-due benefits in claim for an increased rating)
This case involves the BVA judge’s inadequate reasoning of his denial of a veteran’s past-due benefits in a claim for an increased rating due to an increase in the severity of the veteran’s PTSD. The appeal was resolved through a jo…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-2665, Johns v. McDonough (BVA wrong to deny earlier PTSD effective date)
This case involves a Marine Corps veteran (1966 to 1969) who was seeking an earlier effective date for his service connected PTSD claim. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC (BVA wrong to deny earlier…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 19-5683, Calkins v. Wilkie (PTSD Rating for veteran's suicidal ideation)
This case involves a rating for service connected PTSD involving veteran’s suicidal ideation. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC: PTSD Rating for Veteran’s Suicidal Ideation. “Suicidal ideation” is a symptom prototypical of a 70-perc…
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Client Win: CAVC No. 19-6722, Ford v. Wilkie (TBI & Migraine Ratings)
This case involves several issues but centered around two: the veteran’s entitlement to increased TBI (Traumatic-Brain-Injury) and migraine ratings. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC (TBI & Migraine Ratings). The veteran in this case was in a car…
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