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Friday May 25, 2018

Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) UPDATE: More Veterans Opting In

As of May 2018, 16,547 have elected to opt in to VA’s Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP), VA’s pilot program for the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017…

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Category: VA News

Friday May 25, 2018

Meet Our Team: CCK Partner Mason Waring

Background Mason Waring grew up in Rhode Island. He earned a BA in public administration and political science from Rhode Island College in 2003. During college, he worked as an…

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Category: Veterans Law

Wednesday May 23, 2018

Blue Water Navy Update: Federal Circuit Order in Procopio v. Wilkie

On May 21, 2018, the Federal Circuit issued an order for supplemental briefing asking the two parties in the case Procopio v. Wilkie to answer the following question: What is…

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Category: VA News, Veterans Law

Wednesday May 23, 2018

CCK LIVE: Blue Water Navy Veterans

Legislation has been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives to expand access to VA disability benefits under VA’s Agent Orange presumption to Blue Water Navy veterans. The bill would…

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Category: Veterans Law

Wednesday May 23, 2018

VA Disability Ratings for COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructive airflow to and from the lungs. Symptoms of COPD include coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, tightness of the…

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Category: Veterans Law

Tuesday May 22, 2018

Understanding Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses (MUCMI)

A Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisymptom Illness (MUCMI) is a diagnosed condition without a conclusive pathophysiology or etiology that is characterized by clusters of symptoms. Etiology is the cause of the…

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Category: Veterans Law

Monday May 21, 2018

CCK LIVE: VA Mail Fail – Why VA Fails to Send Decisions to Veterans and Advocates

By law, VA is supposed to send all decisional documents to claimants and their representatives, if they have one. However, VA sometimes fails to mail decisional documents in a timely…

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Category: Veterans Law

Friday May 18, 2018

Understanding VA Claims for “Undiagnosed Illnesses”

Certain eligible veterans can receive VA disability benefits for “undiagnosed illnesses” under VA’s regulation for Persian Gulf War veterans. VA does have certain criteria for what it considers a qualifying…

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Category: Veterans Law