BVA Case 14-283: Back
BVAReal Board of Veterans' Appeals decision · · REYNA
Conditions Claimed
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
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Issues on Appeal
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Why It Was Decided This Way
Sullivan appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans Appeals (“Board”) concluding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had satisfied its duty to assist Mr.
The Board denied the request to reopen, finding the newly submitted evidence was not material.
The Board also determined that the VA had satisfied its duty to assist Mr.
There, he argued for the first time that the VA failed to satisfy its duty to assist because it had not obtained his medical records from the Asheville VA facility (“Asheville medical records”).
The Veterans Court concluded that the VA’s duty to assist claimants in securing records only extends to potentially relevant records.
Sullivan] in reopen- ing his claim,” and thus affirmed the Board’s determina- tion that the VA had satisfied its duty to assist.
159(c)(3) to impose a relevance standard for VA medical records before trigger- ing the VA’s duty to assist a claimant in obtaining such records.
§ 5103A, includes a relevance condition in the VA’s statutory duty to assist in obtaining VA medical records, he argues that the VA adopted a SULLIVAN v.
Authorities Cited
Regulations Cited (38 CFR / 38 USC)
Denial Type
Duty To Assist
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