Legal Opinion
Rizzo v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 8, 2009No. 2009-7026PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirmed the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals that denied David J. Rizzo service-connection for an eye disability. Rizzo v. Peake, No. 07-0123, 2008 WL 4140421 (Vet.App. Aug. 26, 2008). Because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has no obligation to present affirmative evidence of a VA physician’s qualifications during Board proceedings, absent a challenge by the veteran, this court affirms.
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Mr. Rizzo served honorably in the United States Air Force in the late 1940s. During the summer of 1947, Mr. Rizzo…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lyle H. Prenzler v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
- Hilkert v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Tommie P. Butler, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Luke C. Miley, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Byron S. Cox v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Glenn Defense Marine (Asia), PTE Ltd. v. StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
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