Legal Opinion
Nielson v. SHINSEKI
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 7, 2010No. 2009-7129PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Thomas M. Nielson (“Nielson”) appeals from a final judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) denying him entitlement to Department of Veterans Affairs (‘VA”) outpatient dental treatment and related dental appliances because the removal of his teeth during service was not due to a “service trauma” under 38 U.S.C. § 1712(a)(1)(C). Nielson v. Shinseki, 23 Vet.App. 56 (2009). We hold that a “service trauma” under the statute is an injury or wound produced by an external physical force during the performance of military duties, and…
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