Legal Opinion
Ellis C. Smith v. R. James Nicholson
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided April 5, 2005No. 01-623PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. IVERS, Chief Judge, filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
STEINBERG, Judge:
Veteran Ellis Smith (the appellant), through counsel, seeks review of a December 12, 2000, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that, inter alia, granted a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating of 10% (but no higher) effective from June 10, 1999, for his service-connected tinnitus pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.87, Diagnostic Code (DC) 6260, but denied a compensable rating prior to that date. Record (R.) at 3; see 38…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Johnson v. RobisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Ellis C. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
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- Nicholas Ribaudo v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
- Alfred W. Vahey v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
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