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Mayhew v. Burwell

Government Benefits, Health Law
In this case, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) proposed an amendment in which it sought to drop Medicaid coverage for 19 and...

C.S. v. W.O.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
Denial of plaintiff's applications for waiver of court fees and costs based on her receipt of public benefits is reversed, where: 1) plaintiff met the...

Carroll v. McDonald

Government Benefits
Denial of Carroll's claim to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits is affirmed, where: 1) Carroll was married to a veteran until his...

Reid v. Commissioner of Social Security

Government Benefits
Denial of plaintiff's application for Social Security disability benefits is affirmed, where the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security was...

Joyner v. McDonald

Government Benefits
Decision of the Veterans Court denying claim for compensation for neck pain is vacated and remanded for further proceedings, where the Veterans Court...

Devlin v. OPM

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) denying petitioner's application for Basic Employee Death Benefits pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section...

Beraud v. McDonald

Government Benefits
Judgment setting the effective date for claimant-veteran's service connected disability award at August 27, 2004 instead of 1985, when he first filed...

Norasingh v. Lightbourne

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Judgment denying plaintiff protective supervision benefits under the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program administered by the California...

Young v. McDonald

Military Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Judgment of the Veterans Court holding that the effective date for claimant's award of service connection due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...