Legal Opinion
Amberman v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 29, 2009No. 2008-7111PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the appropriate disability rating for a veteran, Patricia Am-berman, suffering from two service-connected mental disorders — bipolar affective disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) — the symptoms of which may overlap. Ms. Amberman appeals from a final decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) which affirmed the finding of the Board of Veterans Appeals (“Board”) that her disorders had properly been rated together. Because the Veterans Court properly interpreted 38 C.F.R. § 4.14 to pro hibit separately rating…
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- James R. Cook, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Esteban v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Sursely v. PeakeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
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