Donald Buchanan, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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• holding that “lay evidence is one type of evidence that must be considered, if submitted, when a veteran’s claim seeks disability benefits”
• holding that “lay evidence is one type of evidence that must be considered, if submitted, when a veteran’s claim seeks disability benefits”
• holding that VA cannot determine that lay evidence lacks credibility merely because it is unaccompanied by contemporaneous medical evidence
• holding that the Board cannot determine that lay evidence as to diagnosis and nexus lacks credibility merely because it is unaccompanied by contemporaneous medical evidence
• holding that the lack of contemporaneous medical records does not, in and of itself, render lay evidence not credible
• holding that a veteran's statement is competent evidence as to events that are capable of lay observation

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