Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Hayre, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 16, 1999No. 98-7046PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
DECISION
Garrett V. Hayre appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 1 Hayre v. Gober, No. 95-984 (Mem. Decision Dec. 2, 1997) (hereinafter “Hayre Decision”) affirming the decision by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) declining to reopen Mr. Hayre’s claim on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (“CUE”) due to a breach of the duty to assist. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Hayre served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps from June 1969 to October…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Quarles v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Thurber v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- Howard F. Roberson, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
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