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Kinnaman v. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided January 7, 1993No. 90-784PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IVERS, Associate Judge:

Philip A. Kinnaman appeals from a May 2, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied him service connection for bilateral keratoconus, a cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea. Webster’s Medical Desk DictionaRy 363 (1986). The Court has jurisdiction of the case under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a) (formerly § 4052(a)). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the decision of the BVA and remand the case for an award of service connection consistent with this opinion.

FACTS

The veteran served in the United States Coast Guard from April 1974 to July 1977. R.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Russell v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  3. Manio v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Myers v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Akins v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Crowe v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  2. Dale S. Horn v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012
  3. Stanton v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Cotant v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2003
  5. Mark A. Stover v. Gordon H. MansfieldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007

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