· 5/7/2009
Skoczen v. Shinseki
Citations
- 564 F.3d 1319
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 9740
- 2009 WL 1232110
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- describing § 5107(b) as setting forth an “equality of the evidence” standard as to persuasive weight
- describing § 5107(b) as set- ting forth an “equality of the evidence” standard as to persuasive weight
- interpreting 10 section 5107 and stating that the duty to assist requires VA to bear the \primary responsibility of obtaining the evidence it reasonably can to substantiate a veteran's claim for benefits\
- “[T]he evidence must rise to a state of equipoise for the claimant to ‘win.’”
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Judges: Michel, Prost, Gettleman
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