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NATO Defense Leaders Set Stage for Alliance Decisions at Madrid Summit > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III joined 29 other NATO defense ministers in Brussels to set the stage…

2 years ago

Single Judge Application; 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303; applicability Board decisions; Board decisions are “considered binding only with regard to the specific case decided.” 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303 (2019); prior decisions in other appeals “may be considered in a case to the extent that they reasonably relate to the case.” 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303;

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303; applicability Board decisions; Board decisions are “considered binding only with regard…

3 years ago

Claim Accuracy Request (CAR); Expeditious review and determination of disability claim decisions;

[ad_1]   Read More Here Through a collaborative effort with VSOs and other representatives, VA launched a Claim Accuracy Request…

3 years ago

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 jurisdiction to hear an appeal. Although VA can require a claimant to fill out a particular form and can dismiss nonconforming or untimely filings in appropriate circumstances, none of this affects the Board’s jurisdiction to hear appeals of veterans benefits decisions. Only Congress (or the Constitution) can set the parameters for jurisdiction, so an agency can neither expand nor limit its own jurisdiction through regulation. And because there is no indication that Congress intended to limit the Board’s jurisdiction to cases where veterans fill out the correct form, we reverse the Board’s finding that it lacked jurisdiction and remand for further development.;

[ad_1] Hall v. McDonough, No. 19-8717 (Decided October 18, 2021); The particular form a claimant submits—correct or otherwise—has no…

3 years ago

‘Zero-Based’ Reviews of DOD Advisory Committee Nearly Complete, Decisions Come Soon > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] In January, 40 defense-related advisory committees were told to suspend their activities pending the results of "zero-based" reviews that…

3 years ago

Lawmakers eye mid-summer for big budget decisions

[ad_1] House appropriators are planning to mark-up their federal budget bills for fiscal 2022 in June, giving lawmakers a few…

3 years ago