Legal Issues Related to Proving "Service Connection" for VA Disability Compensation: Statutory Presumptions
Description:
This report focuses on several statutory presumptions that relate to the second element of a service-connected claim for disability compensation, and synthesizes the legal principles that guide the Department of Veterans Affairs' application of the statutory presumptions during the claims adjudication process. Specifically, this report will discuss the "presumption of soundness," the presumption of aggravation of a pre-existing injury or disease, the "line of duty" presumption, and finally, the…
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Date:
October 18, 2010
Creator:
Nichols, James E.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department