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Title: Crespin v. Brown
Author : Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 17, 1994
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 48 KB

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Crespin was denied service connection for a back disorder in 1981. In 1989, Crespin sought to reopen his case by submitting alleged new and material evidence. 38 U.S.C. Â§ 5108. The Board denied reopening, determining that the evidence submitted by Crespin was not new and material but was instead "cumulative, redundant and otherwise not material as to service connection for a back disability." Crespin appealed to the Court of Veterans Appeals. The Court of Veterans Appeals summarily affirmed the Boards decision, concluding that although the Board might have erred in assessing the credibility of a doctors statement before first reopening the claim, the error was harmless and the evidence was not new and material.