Legal Opinion
Skoczen v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 7, 2009No. 2008-7084PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Chief Judge.
In this veterans appeal, we are asked to provide the proper interpretation of 38 U.S.C. § 5107(a) (2006). Because the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”) correctly construed the statute as imposing evidentiary responsibilities on the claimant as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Henry J. Skoczen, a World War II veteran, saw active military service from May 1943 to December 1945. Skoczen filed a claim for VA benefits in 2000 for various conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). He completed a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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