Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided August 4, 1992No. 90-470PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANKIN, Associate Judge:

Stanley A. Hamilton appeals a February 14,1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board), which denied entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) incurred during his tour of duty in Vietnam. The Court has jurisdiction of the case pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a) (formerly § 4052(a)). It appears that, while the medical diagnoses and opinions are virtually unanimous in concluding that appellant has post-traumatic stress disorder, the adjudicators inexplicably are not convinced that appellant suffered sufficient stressors…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  4. Karnas v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Fugere v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  2. Suttmann v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  3. Stanley A. Hamilton and Michael J. Hermann, Claimants-Appellants v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  4. Wiley E. JONES, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. Muriel C. Dyment, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002

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