Legal Opinion
YR v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided August 27, 1998No. 97-778PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLDAWAY, Judge:
The appellant appeals a January 1997 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied, on the merits, her claims for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and of a back disability. The Court has jurisdiction of the case under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the following reasons, the Court will vacate the decision of the Board in part, affirm the decision in part, and remand a matter for readjudication.
I. FACTS
The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from January 1969 to May 1972. Her preinduction examination did not reveal…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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