Veterans whose claims are denied at the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) may appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Misfiled VA Appeals Addressed by Full CAVC Court
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Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Decisions
Can Homelessness Extend VA Benefit Appeal Deadlines?
Generally, veterans have 120 days to appeal unfavorable Board decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans...
Aggravation of Medical Conditions Should be Considered by VA
El-Amin v. Shinseki In El-Amin v. Shinseki, Docket no. 10-3031, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacated...
Veterans Court Finds New Substitution Rule Doesn’t Violate Constitution
In one of the more interesting decisions to come out of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims this year, the Court...
CAVC Holds That VA Adjudicators Can’t Deviate From Diagnostic Code
After a veteran is granted service connection, VA has some discretion in evaluating how severe the service-connected...
Court Attempts to Clarify Responsibilities of a BVA Judge During Hearings
Two years ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) issued a decision requiring Board of Veterans'...