NATIONAL ORGAN., VET. ADVOC. v. SEC., VET. AFFAIRS

No. 02-7346.

330 F.3d 1345 (2003)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF VETERANS' ADVOCATES, INC., Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

May 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, KS, argued for petitioner.

Brian Owsley, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. On the brief were David M. Cohen, Director; Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director; and R. Alan Miller, Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were Richard J. Hipolit, Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Martie Adelman, Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before RADER, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.


GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. ("NOVA") petitions for review of a Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") regulation, 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) (2002), providing that evidence other than the veteran's service records may be sufficient to establish the occurrence of a stressor in claims for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD") resulting from personal assault. NOVA challenges the regulation under 38...

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