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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
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Categories: Legal Updates, Monday Morning Coffee with Chris, The Business of Veterans Law
Tags: attorney suicide, BVA hearings, Cook v Wilkie ___ F3d ____ (November 13 2018), law firm annual planning

Recent Cases

Client Win: #17-3247, Goodman v. Wilkie (Service connection for arthritis, continuity of symptomatology)
This case involves a veteran’s appeal to the BVA seeking service connection for arthritis.  The veteran served in the US Air Force from 2005 to 2006. He injured his knee and other parts of his body when required to move heavy appliances into a… Read More
Client Win: 17-2891, Halsey v. Shulkin (Survivors Accrued Benefits)
Attorney Chris Attig has been working with this veteran’s survivor for half a decade to get her DIC and survivor’s accrued benefits properly awarded.  The veteran was a 3 decade military veteran, who fought not only in Thailand during th… Read More
Client Win: 17-2072, Hunt v. Wilkie (BVA Credibility finding, Knee Rating)
  This case involves the BVA’s rating of a veteran’s service connected knee injury and a BVA credibility finding; our client appealed the BVA’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claim (CAVC). The appeal was res… Read More

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VA Form 21 Blog

Apr
23
Federal Circuit Precedent Alert: Sucic v. Wilkie (definition of "children" in substitution statute)
April 23rd, 2019
What is the Deep Issue in the Case? Claimants eligible to receive accrued benefits upon the veteran’s death are, in order of eligibility, the veteran’s spouse, “the veteran’s children” and the veteran’s depende… Read More
Jan
17
Does the VA Duty to Assist require giving to veterans a copy of their C&P opinions?
January 17th, 2019
One of our clients’ cases, Martinez v. Wilkie, No 17-1551, was recently set for a panel decision by the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).We are not yet sure if there will be supplemental briefing or oral argument at this time. I… Read More

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