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Patton v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided March 30, 1999No. 97-828PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. HOLDAWAY, Judge, filed a dissenting opinion.

STEINBERG, Judge:

The appellant, veteran Dorrance H. Patton, appeals through counsel a March 20, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) denying Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Record (R.) at 9. The appellant has filed a brief (the Court notes puzzling references in the brief to arthritis and knee and leg problems (Brief (Br.) at 23-24), whereas the only issue addressed by the Board was PTSD). The Secretary has…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Tyra K. Mitchell v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011
  2. Faust v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
  3. Thomas F. Cacciola v. Sloan D. GibsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2014
  4. Lalonde v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  5. William A. Forcier v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006

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