Legal Opinion

Procopio v. Wilkie

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 29, 2019No. 2017-1821PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge Lourie.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge O'Malley.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Chen, in which Circuit Judge Dyk joins.

Moore, Circuit Judge.

*1373 Alfred Procopio, Jr., appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus as a result of exposure to an herbicide agent, Agent Orange, during his Vietnam Warera service in the United States Navy. Because we hold that the unambiguous language of 38 U.S.C. § 1116 entitles Mr. Procopio to a presumption of service…

Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited59 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Nova v. Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2022
  2. Procopio v. Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2019
  3. American Residential Holdings, LLC v. JTB Investments LLCDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2020
  4. Andrew U.D. Straw v. Robert L. WilkieUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2020
  5. Austin v. WilkieCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2019

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