Myers v. Principi

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• holding that claim remains open after it is placed in appellate status and before resolution by Board
• holding that claim remains open after it is placed in appellate status and before resolution by Board
• recognizing that a pending claim may be addressed when a subsequent claim for the same disability is explicitly adjudicated
• finding that the Board's reliance on the veteran's later actions as \conclusive evidence\ of the veteran's earlier intent \has no support in law or logic\
• noting that, although “plain meaning [of 38 U.S.C. § 4005(e) (now section 7105(d)(5))] strongly suggests that a discretionary authority is granted, the Court need not reach that issue”
• explaining that a pending claim can be addressed in a subsequent adjudication

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