Legal Opinion
Fred J. Vigil v. James B. Peake
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided February 12, 2008No. 05-3246PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KASOLD, Judge:
Veteran Fred J. Vigil appeals through counsel an August 2, 2005, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 25, 1989, for an award of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Mr. Vigil argues that the Board erred in its determination that 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) (2005), regarding effective date of awards, was not applicable in his case. For the reasons stated below, we will set aside the Board decision and remand this matter for further adjudication.
I. BACKGROUND
In December 1980, Mr. Vigil filed…
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