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← 9 VETAPP 141 - Young v. Brown

Young v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

1996

Citation profile

1
cited by 1 later decisions
July 1997
most recently cited

1 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Applies 38 U.S.C. § 101 (Agent Orange Act of 1991) · 38 U.S.C. § 1112 · 38 U.S.C. § 7252 · 38 U.S.C. § 7261

Relies on Gilbert v. Derwinski · Bagby v. Derwinski · Young v. Brown · Manibog v. Brown

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “the standard, and under these guidelines, the Secretary has discretion to determine whether the conditions described in the record are comparable to those experienced by POWs of enemy governments. In this appeal, the Board found that the experiences were not comparable. The Court holds that the [Board] had a rational basis for denying the appellant POW status in this case. 15 Young, 9 Vet.App. at 144. From this decision, Young appeals to us. Discussion 16 POW status for those held by foreign governments is defined under 38 U.S.C. § 101(32)(B) as follows: 17 The term”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  2. “physical hardships or abuse, psychological hardships or abuse, malnutrition, and unsanitary conditions. Each individual member of a particular group of detainees or internees shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be considered to have experienced the same circumstances as those experienced by the group.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  3. “weak ankles aggravated by military service,”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

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