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Combee v. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 19, 1993No. 91-786PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARLEY, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents the issue of whether 38 U.S.C. § 1112 (formerly § 312) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.311b (1991), which provide presumptive service connection for a radiation-exposed veteran who manifests certain disabilities, preclude the establishment of direct service connection based on radiation exposure for diseases not enumerated in the referenced statute and regulation.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant is a U.S. Army veteran who served from December 29, 1944, through December 5, 1946, primarily as a military policeman, with an assignment in Nagasaki,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. RichardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. DeLuca v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Clyde R. Combee, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  3. Tallman v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Carpenter v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  5. Lasovick v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994

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