Important Decisions form USCAVC

Chavis v. McDonough Whether the requirement of ankylosis in VA’s General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine (General Rating Formula), 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a (2020), can be met with evidence of the functional equivalent of ankylosis during a flare.

Appellant's Brief

EAJA Application

Back Pain Secondary to SC Knees

Back Pain Secondary to Pes Planus

Criteria for 60% Rating for Prostate Cancer

Service connection for delayed onset of hearing loss

Evaluation of shoulders

Evaluation of knees

Aggravation of hip disorder

Aggravation of Mental disorder due to service connected impairments
Permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18

Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD

Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD (2nd case)

Service connection for stomach issues associated with exposure to contaminants in water at Camp Lejeune

USCAVC denies petition for writ of mandamus due to delays Case 2

USCAVC grants petition for writ of mandamus due to delays Case 2

BVA remanded to consider whether diabetes caused or contributed to CVA

BVA granted service connection for breast cancer secondary to exposure to jet fuel

BVA granted service connection for sleep disorder, secondary to tinnitus

BVA granted service connection for Cancer due to exposure to defoliants sprayed at Ft. Gordon in 1967-69

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