Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided March 30, 1995No. 91-1665PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARLEY, Judge:
This is an appeal from a September 10, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board). The appellant sought vocational rehabilitation training under chapter 31, title 38, U.S.Code. As required by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations implementing chapter 31, the BVA denied the appellant’s claim because it determined that the appellant’s service-connected disability had not caused an employment handicap. The issue presented by this appeal is whether the Secretary’s imposition by regulation of a causal nexus requirement, i.e., that a veteran’s…
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