State v. Kahinu

How courts have described this case

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• subsequent pension claims are “new” rather than “reopened” because such claims are based upon facts that may have changed since the prior final decision
• BVA erred in failing to explain why it found recent VA examination report more probative than other reports
• claim for PT rating for pension purposes is new claim and is not subject to “new and material” evidence requirement for reopened claims
• BVA decision was erroneous where, inter alia, it relied on incomplete examination
• BVA decision was erroneous where, inter alia, it relied on incomplete examination

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