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· 7/1/1997

Crisanto v. Soria, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Citations

  • 118 F.3d 747
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 16193
  • 1997 WL 360989

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “if the United States service department refuses to verify the applicant’s claimed service, the applicant’s only recourse lies within the relevant service department, not ... VA”
  • “[I]f the United States service department refuses to verify the applicant’s claimed service, the applicant’s only recourse lies within the relevant service department, not the VA.”
  • “[I]f the United States service department refuses to verify the applicant’s claimed service, the applicant’s only recourse lies within the relevant service department, not the VA.”
  • “[I]f the United States service department refuses to verify the applicant’s claimed service, the applicant’s only recourse lies within the relevant service department, not the VA.”
  • \The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's (Federal Circuit) decision recognizes that service department certifications that Philippine service either qualifies or does not qualify the claimant for veteran status are conclusive and binding on VA.\

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Judges: Mayer, Rader, Bryson

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