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Suttmann v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided May 18, 1993No. 90-1138PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Associate Judge:

The appellant, World War II veteran Aloysius T. Suttmann, appeals a June 13, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying increased ratings for his service-connected peripheral neuro-pathies of the right and left legs, each rated as 10% disabling. Aloysius T. Suttmann, BVA 90-_(June 13, 1990). The appellant’s primary contention on appeal is that the Board erred in failing to award a service-connected rating for beriberi or beriberi heart disease. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) seeks affirmance of the BVA decision. The Court will…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  5. Manio v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  3. Dingess - Hartman v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  4. Fenderson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  5. Owens v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995

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