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Hepler v. Collins

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 3, 2026No. 25-1400Published

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Case: 25-1400 Document: 42 Page: 1 Filed: 08/03/2026 Case: 25-1400 Document: 42 Page: 2 Filed: 08/03/2026 2 HEPLER v. COLLINS Before DYK and TARANTO, Circuit Judges, and MOORE, District Judge. 1 DYK, Circuit Judge. After active-duty service in the Army in the Republic of Vietnam and in Kuwait, Edward Hepler applied for ser- vice-connected disability benefits for hypertension on a di- rect basis with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). The VA Regional Office (“RO”) denied entitlement. Mr. Hepler filed a notice of disagreement and appealed this denial to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Chafin v. ChafinSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLCSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
  4. Mokal v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  5. Padgett v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007

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