Legal Opinion
Dewey P. Collette, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 23, 1996No. 95-7043PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Dewey P. Collette, Jr., appeals the decision of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals which affirmed the denial by the Board of Veterans Appeals (“BVA”) of his claim for service-related hearing damage. Collette v. Brown, No. 93-504, 1994 WL 540505 (Vet. App. Sept. 26, 1994). Because the decision of the BVA was based upon an incorrect interpretation of 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b) (1994), we vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
Collette served in the United States Army from December 1952 to October 1954. As a member of the 15th Infantry Regiment, he saw combat on the front line in…
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