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PRECEDENTIAL CAVC CASE ALERT: Golden v. Shulkin (16-1208)(GAF Scores in PTSD Opinion)

What is the Deep Issue in the Case? Preliminary note about GAF Scores: Effective August 4, 2014, VA amended the portion of its Schedule for Rating Disabilities dealing with mental disorders to remove outdated references to the DSM-IV and replace them… Read More
March 1st, 2018
Contributor: Chris ("Chrys") Attig
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Categories: Veterans Law Updates
Tags: 2018 Panel, Columbia SC VARO, DSM-IV, DSM-V, Ethan F. Maron, GAF Scores, Jacqueline E. Monroe, Jeany Mark, Judge Coral W. Pietsch, Judge Michael Allen, Judge William S. Greenberg, Lieberman & Mark, ptsd, PTSD opinions, ptsd rating, Sarah W. Fusina

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 ("Chrys") 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