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Hix v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 26, 1999No. 97-327PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

The appellant, Christine Hix, the widow of veteran J.D. Hix, appeals a November 22, 1996, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision denying enhanced dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The issue on appeal is whether 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2) requires the Board to determine whether the deceased veteran was entitled to receive a total disability rating for his service-connected cause of death. For the following reasons, the Court will .vacate the Board’s decision and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. FACTS

The veteran…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Frankel v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Allen v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  3. Falzone v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Johnson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  5. Green v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Faunda R. Hatch v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2004
  2. Christine Hix, Claimant-Appellee, and Mary L. Pardue, Claimant-Appellee v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  3. Cole v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  4. Maria R. Rodriguez v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
  5. Sachs v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001

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