Legal Opinion

Shoffner v. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided July 30, 2002No. 99-967PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IVERS, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. FARLEY, Judge, filed a concurring opinion in which STEINBERG, Judge, joined in substantial part. STEINBERG, Judge, filed a dissenting opinion.

IVERS, Judge.

The veteran appeals the February 12, 1999, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied entitlement to service connection for cardiovascular disease. The Court’s jurisdiction to review this matter is established by 38 U.S.C. § 7252.

I. FACTS

Veteran Shoffner served in the U.S. Army from September 1970 to February 1972. Record (R.) at' 14. His service medical records (SMRs)…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Adway Maggitt, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  3. Wood v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Dela Cruz v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
  5. Holliday v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Larry A. Pelegrini v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2004
  2. Angel S. Nieves-Rodriguez v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  3. Larry G. Tyrues v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
  4. Michael H. Jones v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  5. Dale S. Horn v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012

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