Edward W. Schroeder, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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• holding that a claim for disability compensation should be broadly construed to encompass all possible theories of entitlement
• holding that VA regulatory provisions define a claim broadly as an application for benefits for a current disability
• holding that VA must adjudicate all possible legal bases for award of service connection and Court cannot affirm BVA decision denying such award on one ground when another ground remains open
• recognizing that the Court “addressed this issue” in Morton
• requiring the VA to investigate all possible in-service causes of a veteran's current disability, including those unknown to the veteran
• “The notions of efficiency of judicial economy and avoidance of piecemeal litigation provide the basis for supplemental jurisdiction.” (citation and punctuation omitted)

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