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#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Bernard F. Fisher

[ad_1] Air Force Veteran Bernard F. Fisher is today’s Veteran of the Day. Bernard Francis Fisher was born in January…

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Single Judge Application; the Board did not discuss the veteran’s contention that the RO’s request improperly described the contents of the record, constrained the August 2012 VA expert’s view of the file, and thereby essentially tainted the medical opinion; The Board is obligated to ensure that it provides appellants with fair process in the adjudication of their claims. See Smith v. Wilkie, 32 Vet.App. 332, 337 (2020) (citing Thurber v. Brown, 5 Vet.App. 119 (1993); Bernard v. Brown, 4 Vet.App. 384, 392-94 (1993)); In Smith, this Court held that the principle of fair process applies throughout the process of evidentiary development and is implicated when “the Board fails to procure a medical opinion in ‘an impartial, unbiased, and neutral manner’ when the opinion request contains a Board member’s own negative linkage opinion or otherwise suggests that an examiner should reach a predetermined conclusion.” Id. at 337-38 (citing Austin v. Brown, 6 Vet.App. 547, 551-52 (1994));

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; the Board did not discuss the veteran’s contention that the RO’s request improperly described the…

3 years ago

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Walter Bernard Straka

[ad_1] Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Walter Bernard Straka, a 101 year old and the last survivor of the Bataan…

3 years ago

Bernard Adams – The First Great British Skating Teacher

[ad_1] In this article, I wish to tell the story of great teacher Bernard Adams, and how he became a…

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