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Magana v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided December 14, 1994No. 93-556PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Judge:

The appellant, Korean-conflict veteran Francisco Magana, appeals a February 17, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying entitlement to service connection for headaches, claimed as secondary to a service-connected residual shrapnel wound of the right-zygoma and left-maxillary areas. Record (R.) at 6-14. (The zygoma is the cheekbone; “maxillary” relates to the upper jaw. Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary 777, 414 (1986) [hereinafter Webster’s].) Each party has filed a brief. For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the Board’s decision…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Quarles 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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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  3. Robinette v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Ford v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997
  5. Edenfield v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995

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