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Precedential CAVC Alert: Quinn v. Wilkie (17-4555)

38 U.S.C. §7107(b) (2012) requires “[t]he Board shall decide any appeal only after affording the appellant an opportunity for a hearing.” When a veteran has a BVA hearing, and seeks another hearing after the BVA decision is vacated and remanded… Read More

August 28th, 2019

Categories: Veterans Law Updates

Tags: 2019 CAVC Decisions, 38 USC 7107(b), BVA hearings, Cook v Wilkie ___ F3d ____ (November 13 2018), Drew Silow, Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), Judge Coral W. Pietsch, Judge Mary J. Schoelen, Judge Michael Allen, Ken Carpenter, M.E. Larkin, Penelope E. Gronbeck, Quinn v Wilkie ___ Vet. App. ___ (2019), St. Petersburg FL VARO, VA Office of General Counsel

Coffee w/Chris (11-14-2018): The problem of attorney suicide.

In today’s episode, I’m going to give you a quick introduction to the case of Cook v. Wilkie, a November 2018 precedential decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This case is big: it involves when and h… Read More

November 14th, 2018

Contributor: Chris Attig

Categories: Lawyer Wellness, Monday Morning Coffee with Chris

Tags: attorney suicide, BVA hearings, Cook v Wilkie ___ F3d ____ (November 13 2018), law firm annual planning

Recent Cases

Client Win: 18-6540 Garcia v. Wilkie (Submitting New and Material Evidence)

This case involves the Board’s failure to reopen a veteran’s claim for service connection despite admitting that he submitted new and material evidence. Our client appealed the BVA’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (… Read More

Client Win: 18-5569 Perrin v. Wilkie (DIC - Asbestos exposure in military service)

When the BVA failed to consider all the evidence of record before finding a veteran was not exposed to asbestos in military service, the law firm of Attig | Steel was able to get the BVA decision vacated at the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims… Read More

Client Win: 18-3681 Melenchick v. Wilkie (Clear & Unmistakeable Error - CUE)

This case involves the BVA’s dismissal of a veteran’s claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on clear and unmistakeable error. Our client appealed the Board’s decision to th… Read More

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Sep

Introducing the Lawyers Coffee Crew (Episode 001)

September 30th, 2019

Earlier this year, I tested an idea – what if a group of lawyers grabbed a virtual cup of coffee every Monday morning and chatted about their progress building a profitable law firm that prioritizes the attorney’s well being? Thos… Read More

Sep

Lawyers with a Purpose: a path to happiness in the law.

September 6th, 2019

If you hear the phrase, lawyers with a purpose, what is your immediate reaction? Do you roll your eyes? Yawn? Close this page and find something else to read? I’ll be honest, the first time a business coach told me that my law practice… Read More

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