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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. Its mission is to conduct hearings and issue decisions ...
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]
Leonardo Esteban appealed a Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) decision that denied entitlement to an increased rating for residuals of an injury to the right side of the face. Mr. Esteban served on active duty between July 1946 and April 1949. In January 1949, he injured his face during a motor vehicle accident in Japan.
Pages in category "United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims cases" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Board of Veterans' Appeals dismissed Arellano's claim for equitable tolling. [5] The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims also dismissed the claim, holding that Andrews, an earlier Federal Circuit decision, had already rejected equitable tolling as applied to 5110. Arellano then appealed to the Federal Circuit, which dismissed his claim ...
Majeed, the 73-year-old Army veteran, also received an SSB payout and similarly argued against his recoupment in the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims nearly 30 years ago. But he ultimately lost .
[2] [3] The law removed three time-consuming steps in the appeals process: the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC), the filing of a VA-9, and the Certification of Appeal. [1]: 22 It also removed VA regional offices from the appeals process. Appeals now go directly to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Nieves-Rodriguez then appealed the decision to the Board of Veterans Appeals. Nieves-Rodriguez obtained private medical opinions from two physicians in support of his claim. One doctor submitted a letter stating that he had treated the Veteran since 1995 and opined that his major depression was secondary to the service connected Guillain ...