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Client Win: CAVC No. 20-1697, Booker v. Wilkie (C&P opinion ignores continuity of symptomatology)

Client Win: CAVC No. 20-1697, Booker v. Wilkie (C&P opinion ignores continuity of symptomatology)

Client Win: CAVC No. 20-1697, Booker v. Wilkie (C&P opinion ignores continuity of symptomatology) This case involves a US Army veteran (1984 – 1988) appealing a denial of service connection based on the failure of the C&P opinion to address continuity of symptomatology for a lumbar spine injury to the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA). Th… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 20 - 2297, Backlund v. Wilkie (VA C&P Examiner ignores prior BVA order)

Client Win: CAVC No. 20 - 2297, Backlund v. Wilkie (VA C&P Examiner ignores prior BVA order)

Client Win: CAVC No. 20 - 2297, Backlund v. Wilkie (VA C&P Examiner ignores prior BVA order) This case involves the BVA appeal of an Army veteran (1976 to 1977) who was appealing the denial of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON APPEAL TO THE CAVC (VA C&… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury)

Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury)

Client Win: CAVC No. 19-3060, Fluker v Wilkie (service connection by aggravation for back injury) This case involves the BVA’s rejection of a theory of service connection by aggravation for a back condition. The BVA refused to service connect the veteran’s back injury, which he argued was aggravated by service-connected knee and hip i… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 15-4662, Glenn v. Shulkin (BVA Improperly Rated Service Connected Back Pain)

Client Win: CAVC No. 15-4662, Glenn v. Shulkin (BVA Improperly Rated Service Connected Back Pain)

Client Win: CAVC No. 15-4662, Glenn v. Shulkin (BVA Improperly Rated Service Connected Back Pain) The Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) denied a veteran a rating higher than 20% for his service connected back pain. In doing so, the BVA considered only the range of motion listed under the Diagnostic Code for the veteran’s back pain. However, i… Read More