Legal Opinion
Elkins v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided February 17, 1999No. 97-1534PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. HOLDAWAY, Judge, filed a concurring opinion.
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, veteran Joe Elkins, appeals through counsel a May 6, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) that determined that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen a previously and finally disallowed claim for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Record (R.) at 2. The appellant has filed a brief and a reply brief; the Secretary has filed a brief. On October 16, 1998, the Secretary…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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