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Waters v. Shinseki

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided April 6, 2010No. 2009-7071PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

The question in this appeal is whether the Department of Veterans Affairs (“Department”) justifiably refused to give the appellant George Waters a medical examination to aid it in determining whether his medical disability during military service had a causal relationship to the different medical disabilities he suffered after his service. The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs (“Veterans Court”), upheld the Department’s action, and we affirm.

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While serving on active duty, Waters was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which existed prior to his…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Jandreau v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
  4. Espiritu v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Grottveit v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Robert Fountain v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2015
  2. Euzebio v. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2021
  3. Colantonio v. SHINSEKICourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010
  4. Martin v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2014
  5. 03-09 166Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2014

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