Cartright v. Derwinski

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Clyde A. Cartright, Jr., seeks review of a September 28, 1989, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied his reopened claim for service-connected asthma. We hold that, by indiscriminately rejecting material evidence, the Board committed error which requires remand. We also note that absent this error, the case would still require remand since the Board did not provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases to support its factual findings.

Appellant served in the armed services from August 1943 to March 1946. In December 1945, he was…