Legal Opinion

Bernard v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided March 22, 1993No. 91-1082PublishedCited by 189 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Associate Judge:

The appellant, Vietnam veteran John E. Bernard, appeals an April 19, 1991, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying service-connected disability compensation for multiple sclerosis. John E. Bernard, BVA 91-28831 (Apr. 19, 1991). The Court will vacate the BVA decision and remand the case to the Board for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

The veteran served on active duty in the United States Army from February 1971 to March 1972, including combat duty in Vietnam. R. at 1. His induction and separation physicals are negative for…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Russell v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Manio v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by189 opinions

  1. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Hamilton v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  3. Suttmann v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Holliday v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
  5. Austin v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994

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