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Stegall v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided June 26, 1998No. 97-78PublishedCited by 506 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

The appellant, Ralph Stegall, appeals a January 8, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which denied entitlement to an increased evaluation for headaches, currently evaluated as 10% disabling. Upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal, the Court will vacate the BVA decision and remand the veteran’s claim seeking an increased evaluation for his headaches for the following reasons.

I. FACTS

Mr. Stegall served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from June 1968 to February 1971,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Quarles v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  2. Ardison v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  3. Tobler v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Hicks v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  5. Booth v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995

3Cited by506 opinions

  1. Larry A. Pelegrini v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2004
  2. James P. Barr v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
  3. Fenderson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  4. Dyment v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  5. Barney J. Stefl v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007

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