Larson v. McDonough

 
APPEAL NO.
20-1647
OP. BELOW
SUBJECT
Veterans
AUTHOR
Hughes

Issue(s) Presented

“Did the Veterans Court err when it expanded the prohibition against judicial review of the VA Schedule of Rating Disabilities in 38 U.S.C. §7252(b) to encompass a BVA decision that obesity and Dysmetabolic syndrome (DMS) could not be disabilities under 38 U.S.C. §1110?”

Holding

“Because we agree with Mr. Larson that 38 U.S.C. § 7252(b) does not bar the Veterans Court from reviewing a Board determination of what constitutes a disability for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 1110, we reverse that portion of the Veterans Court’s decision and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”