Legal Opinion
Ellis C. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 19, 2006No. 05-7168PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (the “DVA”) appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the “Veterans Court”) reversing in part, vacating in part, and remanding the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (the “Board”), holding, inter alia, that 38 C.F.R. § 4.25(b) and 38 C.F.R. § 4.87, DC 6260 require the assignment of dual ratings for bilateral tinnitus. Smith v. DVA, 19 Vet.App. 63 (2005). Because the Veterans Court erred in not deferring to the DVA’s interpretation of its own regulations, we reverse and remand that…
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