Legal Opinion

Webster v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided February 28, 1991No. 90-268PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

In its decision of February 22, 1990, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) denied appellant’s reopened claim for an increased rating for his 30-percent service-connected post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Without providing reasons or bases for its action, supported by a thorough analysis of how the rating schedule for PTSD applies to the relevant evidence in the record, the BVA simply concluded that the criteria for a rating of more than 30 percent were not met. The BVA also failed to evaluate which part of the appellant’s disability is service connected and which…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Sammarco v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Ohland v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Payne v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Russell v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  3. Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  4. Murincsak v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Simon v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992

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