Legal Opinion
12-34 162
Board of Veterans' Appeals
Decided May 31, 2017No. 12-34 162Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
Citation Nr: 1719083 Decision Date: 05/31/17 Archive Date: 06/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-34 162 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for a ventral hernia. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD J. Rutkin, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from July 1968 to July 1971. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a December 2011 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Fenderson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Dennis M. Thun v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
- Henry L. Conway, Jr., Claimant-Appellee v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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