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Wensch v. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided December 20, 2001No. 99-2210PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARLEY, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. IVERS, Judge, filed a concurring opinion.

FARLEY, Judge:

In an August 18, 1999, decision, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) denied the appellant service connection for arthritis of the back, both hips, and the sacroiliac joint. The Board also denied the appellant’s claim for an increased rating for residuals of a bullet wound to the left Achilles tendon with sensitive scar and fibrious restriction of the left ankle. Since the appellant fails to mention the increased rating claim in his brief, the Court construed the claim to be…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Dickinson v. ZurkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Dickinson v. ZurkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Soyini v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  2. William A. Forcier v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  3. Arthur Hickson v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  4. 03-01 662Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2011
  5. 03-32 275Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2017

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