Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided June 5, 1991No. 90-543PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLDAWAY, Associate Judge:

Entitlement to service connection for aggravation of a right knee disability was denied by the Veterans’ Administration (now Department of Veterans Affairs) (VA) in October 1954, in February 1978, and in June 1989. On March 2, 1990, after conducting a review of the entire record of the case, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) determined that the preexisting right knee condition was not aggravated in service. Appellant, William F. Hunt, Jr., appeals the decision of the BVA.

The BVA denied service connection based upon aggravation of the injury in service because it…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Hallstrom v. Tillamook CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Butts v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  2. Allen v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  3. Eddy v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  4. Hensley v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  5. Falzone v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995

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