Augustine v. Principi’s Empirical Analysis
343 F.3d 1334 · 2003
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. · Georgia v. United States · United States v. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians · Schwartz v. NMS Industries, Inc. · Morgan v. Principi
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he controversy in the instant case ... is whether § 3.350(f)(l)(i), if properly applied to the loss of pronation and supi-nation in the [his] left elbow, required that [he] be awarded special monthly compensation at the [rate intermediate between 38 U.S.C. § 314 (¿) and (m)] as a matter of law based on VA’s determination that complete loss of pronation and supination is unfavorable ankylosis of an elbow pursuant to [Diagnostic [C]ode 5205.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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