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Obama Marks His Final Veterans Day

US President Barack Obama paid tribute to America's veterans at a speech in Arlington National Cemetery. Obama is marking his…

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Memorial Day marks the start of summer — and a busy month of budget work

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(1) is in writing; (2) indicates an intent to apply for veterans’ benefits; and (3) identifies the particular benefits sought.” Shea v. Wilkie, 926 F.3d 1362, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (internal quotation marks omitted). A “[v]eteran need not refer explicitly to the name of an illness, injury, or condition” on his claim form. Sellers v. Wilkie, 965 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir. 2020). A high level of generality will suffice, so long as the “benefit sought . . . can also be found indirectly through examination of evidence to which those documents themselves point when sympathetically read.” Shea, 926 F.3d at 1368 (internal quotation marks omitted).; Had Mr. Germany’s mental health records been before the RO in the first instance in evaluating his Claim, that might have been sufficient to qualify as an informal claim. See id. at 1370. In Shea, we held that the VA erred by not construing the veteran’s claim to cover psychiatric conditions referenced in her medical records but not explicitly listed on her claim form. Id; 2 In 2015, the VA implemented a rule that claims for disability benefits must be filed on a standard form and revised 38 C.F.R. § 3.155. See Standard Claims and Appeals Forms, 79 Fed. Reg. 57,660 (Sept. 25, 2014).

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DOD Marks 10-Year Anniversary of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal, which ended the 17-year military personnel…

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Trump marks Veterans Day in first official appearance since Biden win

Donald Trump stepped out of the White House for his first official appearance in six days as he laid a…

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Milley Marks Full Operational Capability of NATO Command in Norfolk > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff marked the full operational capability of NATO's Joint Force Command…

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Russia marks 75th Victory Day anniversary with spectacular Red Square military parade

President Vladimir Putin joined a spectacular Red Square military parade on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet…

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15 August 1945: USS Concord Fires Last Shot of WWII – 15 August 2015 Marks the 70th Anniversary

[ad_1] Other war ships claimed to have fired the last shot of World War II, but that distinction goes to…

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