HadIt.com Elder Wings Posted July 17, 2009 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 17, 2009 x x x 2009/7/17 08-7135 CAVC Thun v. Shinseki PRECEDENT http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/08-7135.pdf Important, helpful case for adjudicating extra-schedular rating. The Regulations are clearly discussued. Wings USAF 1980-1986, 70% SC PTSD, 100% TDIU (P&T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted July 17, 2009 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 17, 2009 Wings Did this vet have a statement from a doctor that he was unemployable due to his SC condition? It does not sound like a very helpful decision for vets who don't have the required percentages for IU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Wings Posted July 17, 2009 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 17, 2009 Wings Did this vet have a statement from a doctor that he was unemployable due to his SC condition? It does not sound like a very helpful decision for vets who don't have the required percentages for IU. x x x To answer your question; apparently not. Did you read the case? It was helpful to me in that the discussion makes clear --the "three part test" or threshold for adjudicating an extra-shedular rating. What could be more helpful, than to learn from another veteran's efforts (and even their mistakes)? ~Wings USAF 1980-1986, 70% SC PTSD, 100% TDIU (P&T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 This is not a good case to judge extra schedular. The vet was 10%. What happened to filing for an increase. Extra schedular is designed for instances such as, a veteran is rated for a conditon(s) that combined will not add up to the schedular for IU. However, they render the veteran unemployable Example: 5310 Movement of Forefoot and toes can only be rated at 30%. So lets say the veteran is rated at 20% back condition, 30% headaches, 30% depression , 20% left knee, and 10% right knee for a total of 70%. The foot condition is what has rendered the veteran unemployable. In this case he/she would have to request an extra schedular rating. The pain and disabilies effect on that individual is taken into consideration. "Don't give up. Don't ever give up." Jimmy V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Wings Posted July 17, 2009 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) This is not a good case to judge extra schedular. The vet was 10%. What happened to filing for an increase. Extra schedular is designed for instances such as, a veteran is rated for a conditon(s) that combined will not add up to the schedular for IU. However, they render the veteran unemployable Example: 5310 Movement of Forefoot and toes can only be rated at 30%. So lets say the veteran is rated at 20% back condition, 30% headaches, 30% depression , 20% left knee, and 10% right knee for a total of 70%. The foot condition is what has rendered the veteran unemployable. In this case he/she would have to request an extra schedular rating. The pain and disabilies effect on that individual is taken into consideration. When he was rated at 10%, he did file for an increased rating and extra-schedular. PTSD was increased to 70% (5 years later). This case is great for studying the threshold requirements for extra-schedular. ~Wings Edited July 17, 2009 by Wings USAF 1980-1986, 70% SC PTSD, 100% TDIU (P&T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder deltaj Posted July 21, 2009 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) x x x 2009/7/17 08-7135 CAVC Thun v. Shinseki PRECEDENT http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/08-7135.pdf Important, helpful case for adjudicating extra-schedular rating. The Regulations are clearly discussued. Wings One of the most interesting things about this court decision is that the decision quotes 38 CFR 3.321 (B) incompletely with an ellipsis in the middle. They delete out the word therefore in the middle of 38 CFR 3.321 (B) and replace the word therefore with three dots (an ellipsis), a symbol which is used when a word or phrase is left out of a direct quote. I think the word therefore used in the regulation as written compels the reader to consider the prior missing sentence which the court left out of the decision which begins with the phrase, "Ratings shall be based as far as practicable upon the average impairments of earning capacity . . ." It may be that some of that wording didn't exist at the time of one of the veteran's rating board decisions but to me it seems more likely that our government wants to overlook this language which is favorable to all veteran's seeking an extra schedular evaluation or any increase. Edited July 21, 2009 by Pete53 Turn off emoticons remove smilies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator broncovet Posted July 21, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2009 This case is very, very bad news for Vets, IMHO. If the RO "lowballs" the claim, and gives a low disability rating, they can also refuse to consider the case for extra scheduler rating and use a generic, "this case is not unusual" in its reasons and basis for denying TDIU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Important, helpful case for adjudicating extra-schedular rating. The Regulations are clearly discussued. Wings
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