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Barney J. Stefl v. R. James Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided March 27, 2007No. 04-2192PublishedCited by 129 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LANCE, Judge:

Barney J. Stefl appeals through counsel an October 8, 2004, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that denied his claims for service connection for atypical squamous metaplasia (nasal sinus disease). Record (R.) at 1-15. For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the October 8, 2004, decision and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

I. FACTS

The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Army from September 1967 to September 1969, during which time he served in Vietnam. R. at 17. There is no record that during service the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Kutscherousky v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  3. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Stegall v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  5. Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002

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3Cited by129 opinions

  1. Angel S. Nieves-Rodriguez v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  2. Rick K. Kahana v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011
  3. William Shade v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  4. Michael H. Jones v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  5. Joe L. Monzingo v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012

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