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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]
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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.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a judge's order to build temporary housing on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' West Los Angeles campus by early next year, and set an ...
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 ...
Michael Patrick Allen (born 1967) is an American lawyer and academic who serves as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.Prior becoming a judge, he was a professor of law and director of the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson University College of Law.
[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.