Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) Archives

CUE, the Presumption of Soundness, and Really Old Errors.

5 years ago, in 2012, I first wrote about an issue that has been one of my major “preaching” points in VA Claims and Appeals. I pointed out, in a post called “CAVC lashes out at VA: “Again, you failed to follow the law.” that the VA had...

Court Cases are SO MUCH MORE than just Statements of the Law.

by Chris Attig | 2 comments

Veterans Court Cases are an often overlooked fountain of information about how to improve your own VA Claim. In today’s post, the Federal Circuit shows us exactly how important it is to get a copy – NOW – of your VA Regional Office C File.

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims law is made by Full Court – not single Judge – decisions.

by Chris Attig | 1 comment

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims law is made by full court decisions. But the large majority of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decisions are written by single judges….what’s the difference?

VA Claims LIVE (Episode 010: January 27, 2017)

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SHOW NOTES: Date of Show: Friday, January 27, 2017 (Episode 010) Host: Chris Attig, Accredited VA Claims Attorney Note: Depending when you are seeing this post, some of the offers and opportunities in this list may have expired. 1. TOPICS How a Podcast Helps me Get a...

VA Obesity Claims – Can they be Won?

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So you filed a VA Obesity claim. At some point you have seen this phrase in a VA Ratings Decision or the decision of a BVA Judge: “Your obesity is not an injury or disease for VA purposes”. At best, it’s a half-truth. But, like most half-truths...