Legal Opinion

Benny R. Roper v. R. James Nicholson

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided July 13, 2006No. 04-0233PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Appeal From the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

DAVIS, Judge:

Benny R. Roper appeals from a December 5, 2003, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that (1) denied his claim for secondary service connection for both his right-knee and left-leg disabilities and (2) affirmed the determination of the Columbia, South Carolina, regional office (RO) that awarded an 80% combined disability rating pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.25 (2003) for his service-connected hearing loss and service-connected depression secondary to his hearing loss. Record (R.) at 1-18. On appeal, the Court must resolve the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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3Cited by38 opinions

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