The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for revocation of her forfeiture of VA benefits. The case was remanded due to a conflict in legal criteria regarding what constitutes new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Court ruled that the correct approach is to apply the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 5108 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.156 for reopening forfeiture decisions, which differs from the Board's previous application of Colvin v. Derwinski.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0102317
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What this means for you
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