Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Derwinski
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided December 13, 1991No. 90-673PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANKIN, Associate Judge:
Veteran, Lawrence E. Wilson, appeals from a March 23, 1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying service connection for a low back disorder. Because the BVA failed to consider adequately all the evidence in the record and give sufficient “reasons or bases” for its decision, and because the Veterans’ Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) (VA) failed in its duty to assist and thus appellant’s claim was improperly evaluated, the BVA decision is vacated and the case remanded for readju-dication of the claim in accordance with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Green v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Hatlestad v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Littke v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Robinette v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Suttmann v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
- Proscelle v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Fanning v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
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