Legal Opinion
Dale S. Horn v. Eric K. Shinseki
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided June 21, 2012No. 10-0853PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge:
U.S. Army veteran Dale S. Horn appeals through counsel from a November 18, 2009, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied service connection for a left hip disorder. The Board acknowledged and the parties agree that the appellant’s induction examination report noted no hip condition and therefore the presumption of soundness applies.
The principal issue before the panel is whether a medical examination board (MEB) report containing only an unexplained “X” in a box on a form can constitute clear and unmistakable evidence of lack of aggravation. For the following…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Jandreau v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Lewis Hodge, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Jerry R. Shedden, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Az v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013
- Robert Fountain v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2015
- James A. Nohr v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2014
- Daniel R. Gilbert v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012
- Arnold C. Kyhn v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2013
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