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Veterans History Project – Byron Williams

Name: Byron Burrell Williams Dates of Service: - Highest Rank: First Lieutenant Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: World War II Unit:…

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Official Trailer Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History

Disabled veterans hold a unique place in the history of veterans in the United States, one that palpably illustrates the…

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“[P]rivate medical evidence since the initial exam that indicates the veteran’s medical history [] include[s] cold injury residuals [is] based upon his verbal history—not the evidence of record.” R. at 3583. There is no doubt that the RO’s distinction between the “evidence of record” and the veteran’s own statements was completely misleading at best. See 38 U.S.C.§ 5107(b) (requiring the Secretary to “consider all information and lay and medical evidence of record in a case”); Davidson v. Shinseki, 581 F.3d 1313, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (noting that VA is required to give due consideration to all pertinent medical and lay evidence in evaluating a claim to disability or death benefits); Buchanan v. Nicholson, 451 F.3d 1331, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (explaining that””lay evidence is one type of evidence that must be considered, if submitted, when a veteran’s claim seeks disability benefits” and holding that, in certain situations, “competent lay evidence can be sufficient in and of itself” to establish entitlement to such benefits). The language used in the request indicates that the veteran’s own statements are not “evidence of record” and would require at least corroboration in service medical records to be credible and probative. That is contrary to Buchanan, 451 F.3d at 1335 (finding improper the Board’s determination that ‘lay statements lacked credibility merely because they were not corroborated by contemporaneous [SMRs]”).; » HadIt.com For Veterans Who’ve Had It With The VA

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Les Dykema, Veterans Oral History Project, Vietnam War

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Interview – VFW Membership Requirements, History & Information

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of…

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Veterans Affairs History

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Veterans Day's History | NBC News

NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News,…

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Timeline Purple Heart through history

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The US Becomes a Global Superpower | America: The Story of Us (S1, E11) | Full Episode | History

America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom. In the jet age and the space age, pioneers conquer…

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Veterans Day – History and Meaning

November 2011 - A story about the history and meaning of November 11, Veteran's Day . . . reported by…

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