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Robert L. Howell v. R. James Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided March 23, 2006No. 04-0624PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

KASOLD, Judge:

Korean conflict era veteran Robert L. Howell appeals through counsel a February 2, 2004, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or upon housebound status. For the reasons set forth below, the decision of the Board will be set aside and the matter remanded for readjudication.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Howell served in the U.S. Army from April to September 1951. Record (R.) at 16. In April 1981, a VA regional office (RO)…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
  4. Adway Maggitt, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  5. Fred P. Gardner, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Dillon v. ColvinDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2016
  2. George W. Breniser v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011
  3. Robert A. Hartness v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  4. 06-28 907Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2013
  5. George W. Breniser v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011

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