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August 2021 Battle Rhythm Guest Speaker: Antoinette Balta, Esq., LLM Executive Director and Co-Founder Veterans Legal Institute. source

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Trump’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Three’ had unusual, improper access on vets policy issues, VA now says

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Single Judge Application; the ultimate “lesson of our cases is that, while a pro se claimant’s ‘claim must identify the benefit sought,’ the identification need not be explicit in the claim-stating documents, but can also be found indirectly through examination of evidence to which those documents themselves point when sympathetically read.” Shea v. Wilkie, 926 F.3d 1362, 1368–69 (Fed. Cir. 2019). Here, the claim-stating documents pointed, when sympathetically viewed, to a history of symptoms of abdominal pain that yielded a diagnosis of gastritis. And that’s not all. The veteran’s gastritis was expressly linked to service by VA’s own medical examiner—in the context of an examination sought by the Agency as part of the development of Mr. Martinelli’s other claims.; The Secretary says the veteran is out of his depth in suggesting to the Court that melatonin use indicates sleep issues. But even if that were true, the veteran retorts, the Secretary forgets the Court’s ability to take judicial notice of facts generally known. See Tagupa v. McDonald, 27 Vet.App. 95, 100-01 (2014). Indeed, one need look no further than a basic medical dictionary to conclude that his in-service prescription was favorable, material evidence. Melatonin is “a hormone . . . implicated in the regulation of sleep, mood, puberty, and ovarian cycles. It has been tried therapeutically for a number of conditions, including insomnia and jet lag.” DORLAND’S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL DICTIONARY 1110 (33d ed. 2020). The Board has a responsibility to explain why it rejects favorable, material evidence. Garner v. Tran, 33 Vet.App. 241, 250 (2021).;

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Hicks Discusses DOD Issues, Career Advice in ‘Smart Women, Smart Power’ > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

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Security Issues Among ‘Allies Welcome’ Population Often Less Than in Comparable U.S. Civilian Communities

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U.S., Italian Leaders Discuss Range of Issues During Pentagon Meeting > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

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DFAS Audits on Compensation Issues

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U.S., Qatari Defense Leaders Discuss Afghanistan, Other Issues at Pentagon Meeting > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

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Prince Harry issues statement to veterans amid Afghanistan takeover

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Legal advice clinic helps veterans navigate legal issues today at noon

The clinic will offer free consultations on a variety of issues, from veterans benefits, personal injury law, family law and…

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