Green v. Gober

ORDER

On July 23, 1998, the appellant filed his appeal to a May 13, 1998, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) which denied nine different claims he had presented for service connection. On October 19, 1999, the Court received the appellant’s brief in this matter requesting that the Court vacate the BVA decision and remand for readjudication.

Since that filing, the Veteran’s Claim Assistance Act of 2000, Pub.L. No. 106-475, 114 Stat. 2096 (Nov. 9, 2000) (VCAA), was enacted. The VCAA revised and amended 38 U.S.C. § 5107 to eliminate the requirement that a claimant present a “well-grounded” claim. In addition, § 5103 was amended and § 5103A was added to reaffirm and further expound upon the Secretary’s duty to inform and assist a claimant.

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that the appellant file, within 30 days of this order, a legal memorandum which sets forth his arguments, if any, concerning VCAA applicability to each of his nine claims. The Secretary may seek leave to file a response to the appellant’s legal memorandum within 30 days of the filing of such memorandum.