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The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, the Board reviews and makes decisions on appeals concerning veterans' benefits.
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is commonly referred to as the Veterans Court, USCAVC, or simply CAVC. The court was previously known as the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, but was changed to the current name by the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act on March 1, 1999 (Pub.L. No. 105-368). [3]
In applying this rule to Mr. Gilbert's claim, the Court noted that BVA had not provided adequate reasons and bases, or a legal explanation in its decision, as to why the benefit of the doubt rule did not apply to the claim. Since there were insufficient reasons and bases, the claim was remanded back to BVA for a new decision.
He served again from 1980 to 1982; however, this period of service was characterized as other than honorable. The Board initially denied his claim for a psychiatric disorder in 1987. He attempted to reopen at the regional office in 1992, resulting in several remand actions by the Board, which culminated in a Board denial in September 2002.
A remand may be a full remand, essentially ordering an entirely new trial; when an appellate court grants a full remand, the lower court's decision is "reversed and remanded." Alternatively, it may be "with instructions" specifying, for example, that the lower court must use a different legal standard when considering facts already entered at ...
A Rhode Island woman is reportedly suing a veterinarian after her dog allegedly died when a surgical tool was left inside its abdomen. Kristen Breton of Lincoln, R.I. said she brought her St ...
Dozens of U.S. government workers linked to diversity initiatives but whose jobs are not directly related to diversity, equity and inclusion have been placed on leave after President Donald Trump ...
Barr vs. Nicholson is a United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims case that dealt with the competence of a Veteran's lay testimony to provide lay evidence. The court held that lay evidence can be competent depending on the type of disability claimed by a claimant.