Legal Opinion
Arthur Hickson v. Eric K. Shinseki
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided March 31, 2010No. 07-1311PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Chief Judge:
Veteran Arthur Hickson appeals, through counsel, a February 5, 2007, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that determined there was new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied the claim on the merits. Record (R.) at 1-29. Because prior to the Board decision a VA regional office (RO) de facto reopened Mr. Hickson’s claim and denied it on the merits, and because Mr. Hickson has otherwise failed to demonstrate that the Board contravened 38 C.F.R. §…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
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