Single Judge Application; Ortiz v. McDonough; The Federal Circuit comprehensively considered whether the 2010 amendment to 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) was liberalizing, ultimately determining that it was, Ortiz v. ...
Panel Application; section 1155 directs the Secretary to establish in the rating schedule “ten grades of disability” for evaluating the severity of such conditions, the Secretary has provided less ...
Panel Application; the Veterans Benefits Administration Adjudication Procedures Manual (M21-1MR) are intended to describe the type of VA medical record that qualifies as a “report of examination.” In particular, ...
Single Judge Application; Wise v. Shinseki, 26 Vet.App. 517, 531 (2014); apply the correct standard of proof for determining that issue; The examiner rejected the scientific evidence because it ...