Legal Opinion

Woehlaert v. Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided August 24, 2007No. 05-2302PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

LANCE, Judge:

The appellant, Edmund Woehlaert, Jr., through counsel, appeals a June 16, 2005, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board). In that decision, the Board denied the appellant’s request to reopen his previously disallowed service-connection claim for a heart condition because new and material evidence had not been presented. Record (R.) at 1-12. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction over the case pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). Two questions are presented on appeal. First, if VA performs a medical…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  5. Jandreau v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Tyra K. Mitchell v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011
  2. 03-01 662Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2011
  3. 03-09 166Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2014
  4. 03-21 605Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2014
  5. 03-27 657Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2011

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