Legal Opinion

Angel S. Nieves-Rodriguez v. James B. Peake

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided December 1, 2008No. 06-0312PublishedCited by 184 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge:

U.S. Army veteran Angel S. Nieves-Rodriguez appeals through counsel a November 17, 2005, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied entitlement to disability compensation for major depression secondary to Guillain-Barre syndrome, 1 and to a disability rating in excess of 10% for his service-connected Guillain-Barre syndrome. This Court has jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). For the following reasons, the Court will vacate the Board’s November 2005 decision and remand the matter for readjudication consistent with…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Kutscherousky v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  2. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
  4. Green v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Gabrielson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994

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3Cited by184 opinions

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