... United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2007-7037 JONATHAN L. HAAS, Claimant-Appellee, v. JAMES B. PEAKE, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellant. Barton F. Stichman, National Veterans Legal Services Program, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellee. With him on the brief was Louis J. George. Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondentappellant. With him on the brief was Jeanne E. Davidson, Director. Of counsel... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/MAYFILES/haas vs peak.pdf
... The Nation's #1 Independent Veterans Web Site Click here to make VA Watchdog dot Org your homepage VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 05-08-2008 #8 VA Medical Malpractice Lawyer - Malpractice Cases for Veterans Against the VA - The Law Offices of W. Robb Graham, L.L.C. - Former Navy Judge Advocate click for more info VA Watchdog Stuff... cups, hats, shirts... click on item to order and support the site. Be sure to get all four VA Watchdog dot Org RSS feeds -- Daily VA News Flashes House... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf050808-8.htm
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... United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2007-7037 JONATHAN L.HAAS,Claimant-Appellee,v.JAMES B.PEAKE,M.D.,Secretary of Veterans Affairs,Respondent-Appellant.Barton F.Stichman,National Veterans Legal Services Program,of Washington,DC,argued for claimant-appellee.With him on the brief was Louis J.George.Todd M.Hughes,Assistant Director,Commercial Litigation Branch,Civil Division,United States Department of Justice,of Washington,DC,argued for respondent-appellant.With him on the brief was Jeanne E.Davidson,Director.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/MAYFILES/haas vs peak.doc
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-10-2007 #1 -- COMMENTARY: WHEN YOU CAN'T WIN IN THE COURTS, BUY A SENATOR -- Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Senate Vets' Chair, submits bill for White House that would overturn two key Court rulings favoring veterans' benefits.nf091007-1.htm
... two key Court decisions that were very favorable to veterans. The Nehmer decision (by the U.S. District Court for ... with this legislation. Veterans fought long and hard to win the Nehmer and Hass decisions. They used the legal system the way .../Haas_04-0491.pdf For a detailed explanation of the Nehmer case, go here... http:// ...Agentorange/A O-retrobenefitrules.htm For more on the Nehmer decision, use the VA Watchdog search engine... ....yourvabenefits.org/ses search.php?q=nehmer&op=and For more on the "Blue Water... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf091007-1.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-13-2007 #3 -- SEN. AKAKA EXPLAINS (SORT OF) SUBMITTING ANTI-VETERAN LEGISLATION -- Akaka offers grade-school civics lesson as excuse for submitting President's bill that would prevent "Blue Water Navy" VA claims.nf091307-3.htm
... the Haas decision. The bill, S.2026, would also overturn the Nehmer decision. (see below for more on these decisions) "By request ...gov/ documents/Haas_04-0491.pdf For a detailed explanation of the Nehmer case, go here... http://www.nvlsp .../ Articlelibrary/Agentorange/A O-retrobenefitrules.htm For more on the Nehmer decision, use the VA Watchdog search engine...click here. ...//www.yourvabenefits.org/ses search.php?q=nehmer&op=and For more on the "Blue Water Navy" and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf091307-3.htm
... UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO. 04-0491 JONATHAN L. HAAS, APPELLANT V. R. JAMES NICHOLSON, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued January 10, 2006 Decided August 16, 2006 ) Louis J. George, with whom Barton F. Stichman, was on the brief, both of Washington, D.C., for the appellant. William L. Puchnick, with whom Tim S. Mcclain, General Counsel; R. Randall Campbell, Assistant General Counsel; and Brian B. Rippel, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, all... http://www.vawatchdog.org/CAVC - 2006 Jonathan L. Haas v N (Presumption of AO exposure for blue water Navy).pdf
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-09-2007 #7 -- AKAKA LEGISLATION WOULD PUT AN END TO "BLUE WATER NAVY" CLAIMS -- S. 2026, introduced on September 6, would negate the favorable Haas v. Nicholson decision.nf090907-7.htm
... negate the recent favorable decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Nehmer case, which addressed S/C for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and also would negate .... And, spread this word to other veterans who can join in the fight. For more on the Nehmer decision, use the VA Watchdog search engine...click here... http://www.yourvabenefits.org/ses search.php?q=nehmer&op=and For more on the "Blue Water Navy" and the Haas decision, use the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf090907-7.htm
... an effective date retroactive eight or more years or the award results in a lump-sum payment of $250,000 or more. Cases Processed Under the Nehmer Court Order Cases processed under the Nehmer v. U.S. Veterans' Administration court order are exempt from the provisions of this FL because these cases are already being reviewed by the C Service... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfsep09/sep09files/ExtraordinaryAwardsFastLetter.pdf
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-13-2007 #1 -- NEW VA POLICY COULD CHANGE LARGE, RETROACTIVE AWARDS -- "...New procedures...to follow in cases involving awards with an effective date retroactive eight or more years or that result in a lump-sum payment of $250,000 or more..."nf101307-1.htm
... an effective date retroactive eight or more years or the award results in a lump-sum payment of $250,000 or more. Cases Processed Under the Nehmer Court Order Cases processed under the Nehmer v. U.S. Veterans Administration court order are exempt from the provisions of this FL because these cases are already being reviewed by the C&P... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf101307-1.htm
... an effective date retroactive eight or more years or the award results in a lump-sum payment of $250,000 or more. Cases Processed Under the Nehmer Court Order Cases processed under the Nehmer v. U.S. Veterans' Administration court order are exempt from the provisions of this FL because these cases are already being reviewed by the C Service... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/OCTFILES/ExtraordinaryAwardsFastLetter.pdf
