Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided March 7, 1997No. 94-661PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, Vietnam veteran Douglas Cohen, appeals a May 2, 1994, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Record (R.) at 14. For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the BVA decision, reverse it in part, and remand the matter for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
The veteran had active service in the U.S. Army from January 1968 to September 1969. R. at 24. He served in Vietnam from July 1968 to June 1969 with the 56th Supply…
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