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Veterans Claims· 12/6/1990

Littke v. Derwinski

Citations

  • 1 Vet. App. 90
  • 1990 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 29
  • 1990 WL 303145

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a remand may be required if the record before the Board contains insufficient medical information for evaluation purposes
  • holding that the Secretary is required to assist a claimant in “developing pertinent evidence, from whatever source”
  • holding that a remand is mandatory where the record is inadequate
  • holding where VA breached its statutory duty to assist veteran in developing claim, remand was required to AOJ with instructions to assist the veteran by obtaining the medical records
  • noting that remand may be required if the record before the Board contains insufficient medical information for evaluation purposes
  • noting that VA's duty to assist includes the conduct of a contemporaneous medical examination, in particular where it is contended that a service-connected disability has become worse

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Judges: Ivers, Kramer, Nebeker

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