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Wallin v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided October 16, 1998No. 97-1023PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IVERS, Judge:

The veteran appeals from a May 8, 1997, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying, as not well grounded, the appellant’s claim for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis as secondary to service-connected bacillary dysentery. Record (R.) at 3. The Secretary has filed a motion for summary affirmance. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will reverse the decision of the Board and remand the matter for adjudication.

I. FACTS

The veteran served on active duty from December…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  5. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  2. Timberlake v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
  3. Michael H. Jones v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  4. Mattern v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  5. Roberts v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999

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