Legal Opinion

Snuffer v. Gober

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided September 24, 1997No. 96-268PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IVERS, Judge.

The appellant appeals a February 29,1996, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying entitlement to compensable ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and postoperative residuals of a left inguinal hernia. Jerry L. Snuffer, BVA 96-04976 (Feb. 29, 1996). The Court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the'reasons set out below, the Court will affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part, the Board’s February 1996 decision.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The appellant served on active duty in the United States Navy from…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Green v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Suttmann v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Grivois v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
  5. Proscelle v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992

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3Cited by27 opinions

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