Vet. App.

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Vet. App. stands for Veterans Appeals Reporter, a legal citation abbreviation.

Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims fill this West reporter, covering disability compensation, service connection, effective dates and the VA's duty to assist claimants.

Example: The brief cited Vet. App. precedent holding that the Board must address favorable medical evidence.

Usage notes

Gilbert v. Derwinski, 1 Vet. App. 49 (1990), which explains the benefit-of-the-doubt rule for veterans' claims, is among its most cited decisions. The court parenthetical uses "Vet. App." as well, as in "(Vet. App. 2018)".

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