Veteran Issues Digest Number 1789

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A Sad Day for Blue Water Sailors

Posted by: "Colonel Dan" colonel-dan@sbcglobal.net coloneldan1

Thu May 8, 2008 1:20 pm (PDT)

http://vnvets. blogspot. com/

http://www.cafc. uscourts. gov/opinions/ 07-7037.pdf

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

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Sad Day for Blue Water Sailors

Unfortunately, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has
reversed the lower court in the Haas case.

Here is all that really counts:

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("the Veterans Court") set aside
the DVA's interpretation as unduly restrictive. Haas v. Nicholson, 20 Vet.
App. 257 (2006). We hold that the agency's requirement that a claimant have
been present within the land borders of Vietnam at some point in the course
of his duty constitutes a permissible interpretation of the statute and its
implementing regulation, and we therefore reverse the judgment of the
Veterans Court.

Read the entire decision: <http://www.cafc. uscourts. gov/dailylog. html>
http://www.cafc. uscourts. gov/dailylog. html, scroll down to the Haas vs Peake
case.

This leaves us with one option, and that is to press Congress to pass the
Agent Orange Fair Compensation Act.
also see
http://www.bluewate rnavy.org/ nowhear.htm