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Episode 002: PRECEDENTIAL CAVC CASE ALERT: Turner v. Shulkin (16-1171)(Receipt of New and Material Evidence)

What is the Deep Issue in the Case? New and material evidence received between the issuance of a VA Ratings Decision and a Notice of Disagreement is considered as filed in connection with the claim which was pending at the beginning of the appeal per… Read More
February 15th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
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Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 38 C.F.R. 3.156(b), Auer v. Robbins 519 U.S. 452 (1997), Chief Judge Robert N. Davis, Jonathan B. Kramer, Judge Coral W. Pietsch, Judge Michael Allen, Lindsay Gower, Little Rock AR VARO, Military Order of the Purple Heart, new and material evidence, regulatory interpretation, reopen

Case Review: 16-4086, Emerson v. Shulkin (PTSD Rating)

What is the Deep Issue in the Case? When establishing a PTSD rating, the Board of Veterans Appeals is required to “engage in a holistic analysis” of a veteran’s mental health symptoms to determine the proper disability percnetage. B… Read More
January 8th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
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Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 38 CFR 4.130, Bankhead, CCK, Disabled American Veteran (DAV), inadequate reasons and bases, J.W. Zissimos, Judge Amanda L. Meredith, Kaitlyn C. Degnan, Little Rock AR VARO, Monique A.S. Allen, ptsd, ptsd rating, rating