#backpay

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Taylor v. McDonough, No. 2019-2211(July 22, 2021); SUA SPONTE REHEARING EN BANC ; panel opinion of

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit BRUCE R. TAYLOR, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, … Taylor v. McDonough, No. 2019-2211(July 22, 2021); SUA SPONTE REHEARING EN BANC ; panel opinion of June 30, 2021, is vacated and the appeal is … #backpay #VAReductions #appeals #EffectiveDate #ebenefits #informalconference #Evidence #applying #form9 #SevereServiceConnection #Timeline #Error #HigherRating #VAClaims #VAAppeals #Exams

MILITARY-VETERANS ADVOCACY v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, No. 2019-1600 ( Decided: July 30, 2021

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C-File

MILITARY-VETERANS ADVOCACY v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, No. 2019-1600 ( Decided: July 30, 2021

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit MILITARY-VETERANS ADVOCACY,Petitionerv.SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,Respondent 2019-1600 … MILITARY-VETERANS ADVOCACY v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, No. 2019-1600 ( Decided: July 30, 2021 ); We hold that all three regulations are … #attorneyfees #backpay #appeals #claimsagentfees #EffectiveDate #ITF #ebenefits #servicetreatmentrecords #informalconference #Evidence #applying #secrets #SevereServiceConnection #Timelin

VA recognizes asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis as diseases presumed to be connected to burn pits

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VA Records

VA recognizes asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis as diseases presumed to be connected to burn pits

Veterans Will Now Have Presumptive Conditions for Burn Pit Exposure Veterans Will Now Have Presumptive Conditions for Burn Pit Exposure Published: … VA recognizes asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis as diseases presumed to be connected to burn pits #backpay #appeals #burnpits #Evidence #applying #SevereServiceConnection #Timeline #VAClaims #VAAppeals #Tips #medicalrecords #disabilitypay #vamath #bva #VADisability #Veterans #VARating #toxicexposures #SecondaryConditions #Bilateral

Hall v. McDonough, No. 19-8717 (Decided October 18, 2021); The particular form a claimant submits—co

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Applying

Hall v. McDonough, No. 19-8717 (Decided October 18, 2021); The particular form a claimant submits—co

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMSNo. 19-8717WALTER HALL, APPELLANT,V.DENIS MCDONOUGH,SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE.On … Hall v. McDonough, No. 19-8717 (Decided October 18, 2021); The particular form a claimant submits—correct or otherwise—has no bearing on the Board’s … #backpay #appeals #Vavc #EffectiveDate #Evidence #applying #form9 #SevereServiceConnection #Timeline #Error #HigherRating #VAClaims #VAAppeals #appealextension #Tips #bva #VADisabili

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Compensation

What is VA Disability Back Pay?

VA disability back pay is any money owed to a veteran once his or her compensation application is approved – the allocation of back pay allows the VA to compensate the veteran for all compensation that has accrued since the initial disability claim was submitted. Generally, the longer the VA takes to approve your disability claim, the more back pay it will owe you when you are approved. For some veterans, their resulting back pay ends up being a substantial amount. Once your

Do You Owe Your Severance Pay Back to the VA?

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VA Math

Do You Owe Your Severance Pay Back to the VA?

Veterans often wonder if they have to pay back the severance or separation pay that they received when they got out of the military. The answer to this question depends on the type of severance you received and when. There are four different categories of separation pay: Special Separation Benefit Voluntary Separation Incentive Involuntary Separation Pay (ISP) Disability Severance Pay The best way to know which severance pay you received is to look at the dates when you got o

How To Appeal A VA Disability Claim Rating in the New 2019 VA Appeals System

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Evidence

How To Appeal A VA Disability Claim Rating in the New 2019 VA Appeals System

The various challenges faced by VA adjudicators result in lots of opportunities for error to be committed. The rather narrow focus of VA decision makers, who are operating inside a box defined by their manual, leads to an utter lack of imagination or tolerance for anything out of the ordinary, which also yields erroneous and unfair decisions. And then there is a fair degree of frank incompetence among VA employees, who sometimes simply don’t follow their own rules and proce