Legal Opinion

Grivois v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 5, 1994No. 92-289PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Nelson G. Grivois, appeals an October 29, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying service connection for seven disorders, only three of which warrant our consideration. Generically, these three claims are for service connection for depression (dysthymic disorder), for hearing loss, and for residuals of a shoulder infection. The Court vacates the BVA decision as to the depression and hearing loss claims because these claims are not well grounded, and remands the shoulder claim for readjudication.

Because the initial pro se…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Espiritu v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Grottveit v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993

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3Cited by96 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  3. Hickson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  4. Locher v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  5. Cohen v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997

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