Mitchell E. Sims v. R. James Nicholson

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• holding VCAA notice not applicable to applications for restoration of competency; applicant is not seeking benefits under chapter 51 of title 38, but, rather, is seeking a decision regarding how his benefits will be distributed under chapter 55 (“Minors, Incompetents, and other Wards”
• affirming Board finding that a private medical opinion was not entitled to probative weight because the examiner did not have the veteran’s claims file to review

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