Veterans Claims· 1/31/2017

Cook v. Snyder

Citations

28 Vet. App. 330
2017 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 105
2017 WL 405830

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holding that “when a claimant’s hearing loss results in an inability to hear or understand speech or to hear other sounds in various contexts, those effects are contemplated by the schedular rating criteria”
\A claimant's right to a personal hearing before the Board has long been guaranteed by VA.\
\[T]he evaluation and weighing of evidence are 37 Case: 22-6158 Page: 38 of 48 Filed: 08/14/2025 factual determinations committed to the discretion of the factfinder.\
When a regulation contains \the same basic ambiguous language\ as the statute that it implements, \the Court is under no obligation to accord deference to the Secretary's interpretation under Chevron step two\

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Judges: Bartley, Hagel, Pietsch

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