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Moore v. Derwinski

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided July 22, 1991No. 90-41PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Associate Judge:

The appellant veteran appeals a decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) denying him service-connected disability compensation for arthritis in his heels which he contends was caused by a condition, trench foot, which he incurred in service in World War II. We vacate the BVA decision and remand the matter for readjudication and prompt compliance with 38 U.S.C. §§ 5107(b) (formerly § 3007) and 7104(d)(1) (formerly § 4004) regarding, respectively, the obligation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assist a VA claimant in developing the facts…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Schafrath v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Masors v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  3. Thurber v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Gabrielson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  5. Godwin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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