Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 29, 1997No. 94-651PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Judge:
The appellant, Robert T. Johnston, appeals a May 18, 1994, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying increased ratings for shell fragment wound residuals of the left wrist, right thigh, and left anterior chest, each rated as 10% disabling. For the reasons that follow, the Court will affirm the BVA decision in part, vacate it in part, and remand two matters for adjudication.
I. BACKGROUND
The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Army from June 1967 to April 1969. Record (R.) at 63. Service medical records reflect that he sustained multiple shell…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
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- Bernard v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
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