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Veterans Claims· 2/7/1992

Masors v. Derwinski

Citations

  • 2 Vet. App. 181
  • 1992 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 43
  • 1992 WL 21827

How courts have described this case

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

  • determination whether evidence is “new and material” is a question of law, subject to de novo review in this Court
  • determination whether to reopen claim is question of law subject to de novo review by Court
  • whether new and material evidence has been presented is question of law subject to de novo review
  • BVA should seek to obtain SSA documents indicated in the record which are pertinent to the claim
  • VA failure to obtain SSA records after receipt of SSA decision determining unemployability is breach of duty to assist
  • where VA has SSA decisions determining disabili ty and unemployability for SSA purposes, VA is required to obtain SSA records relating to those decisions

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Judges: Ivers, Nebeker, Steinberg

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