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Godfrey v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided April 15, 1992No. 90-1169PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANKIN, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Robert Gordon Godfrey, seeks reversal of a September 10, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision that denied service connection for his bilateral hearing loss. Robert G. Godfrey, BVA 90-30966 (Sept. 10, 1990). Upon review of the record, we find that the Board applied an incorrect legal standard with respect to the evidentiary basis required to establish service connection. Further, the Board utterly disregarded a significant issue raised by appellant, viz., the arguably doubtful credibility of the report of his separation physical…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Green v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. EF v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Littke v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  5. Myers v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Hensley v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  3. Nicholas Ribaudo v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
  4. Arnold Kyhn v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013
  5. Fleshman v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996

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