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· 4/23/1996

Dewey P. Collette, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Citations

  • 82 F.3d 389
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 8831
  • 1996 WL 194203

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating \[a]s a member of the 15th Infantry Regiment [Collette] saw combat on the front line in Korea\
  • finding that section 1154(b) requires a three-step sequential analysis
  • “Section 1154(b) does not create a statutory presumption that a combat veteran’s alleged disease or injury is service-connected.”
  • VA may rebut section 1154(b) presumption by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary

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Judges: Archer, Plager, Schall

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