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· 12/28/1995

State v. Palacol

Citations

  • 80 Haw. 203
  • 908 P.2d 551
  • 1995 Haw. LEXIS 181

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that medical evidence that is speculative, general, or inconclusive cannot be used to support a claim
  • clarifying that phrases such as \possible\ are too speculative in nature to establish a link
  • noting that a medical opinion expressed in terms of \may\ also implies \may or may not\ and is too speculative to establish medical nexus
  • holding speculative or inclusive medical opinions are not probative
  • medical opinion expressed in terms of \may\ also implies \may or may not\ and is too speculative to establish medical nexus
  • medical opinion expressed in terms of “may” also implies “may or may not” and is too speculative to establish medical nexus

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