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Godwin v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided August 19, 1991No. 90-654PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Associate Judge:

Wallace B. Godwin served in the Army in World War II from November 12, 1942, to December 29, 1945. For approximately seven months, from September 1944 to late April 1945, he was held as a prisoner of war by the German Government. This appeal is from a March 19, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying entitlement to service connection for residuals of an alleged left-shoulder injury and for bilateral defective hearing as well as an increased rating above 20-per-cent for peptic-ulcer disease. We remand the case for further proceedings at the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Manio v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Hatlestad v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by119 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Masors v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Espiritu v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992

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