Legal Opinion
Young v. McDonald
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 8, 2014No. 2013-7116PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Robert G. Young (“Young”) appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”), holding that the effective date for Young’s award of service connection due to post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) was March 10,1989. We affirm.
Background
This case primarily involves the question of whether lay evidence alone can establish the effective date for an award of service connection due to PTSD or whether a medical diagnosis attesting to the existence of PTSD on the claimed effective date is necessary because of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f).
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Jandreau v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Russell v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- James R. Cook, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Donald Buchanan, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Alan R. Swain v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2015
- Everett Emerson v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2016
- 07-24 353Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2015
- 07-36 635Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2017
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