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Shipwash v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided May 10, 1995No. 94-0021PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Judge:

The appellant, veteran Michael S. Ship-wash, appeals a September 20, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying an increased rating for residuals of an injury to the right little finger. Record (R.) at 5. Both parties filed briefs. For the reasons that follow, the Court will affirm in part and vacate in part the decision of the Board and remand a matter for read-judication consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

The veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Army from November 1988 to October 1991. R. at 15. His July 1988 entrance medical…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. American Tobacco Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Garrett v. Hayre, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  2. Evans v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  3. Colayong v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  4. Zang v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  5. Fleshman v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996

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