Legal Opinion
Emilio R. Ortiz, Sr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 17, 2001No. 20-110PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Emilio R. Ortiz, Sr., appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirming the denial of his claim for service connection for back disability by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“the Board”). Ortiz v. Gober, No. 99-173, 2000 WL 1056365 (Vet.App. Aug.l, 2000). Ortiz alleges that the court improperly refused to apply the “benefit of the doubt rule” under 38 U.S.C. § 5107 to the evidence of record. Because we conclude that the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims correctly determined that the benefit of the doubt rule has no…
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