United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of the General Counsel

Opinions Year 1996


PRECEDENT OPINIONS

PREC 1-96    Effective Date where Award to a Surviving Spouse results in Termination of an Award based on a deemed Valid Marriage     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 1-96, VAOPGCPREC 1-96, 1996

PREC 2-96    Entitlement to Compensation of Veteran who violates Parole     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 2-96, VAOPGCPREC 2-96, 1996

PREC 3-96    Application of Health Insurance Payments to Veterans' Copayment Obligations     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 3-96, VAOPGCPREC 3-96, 1996

PREC 4-96    Preservation of Disability Ratings under 38 U.S.C. § 110     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 4-96, VAOPGCPREC 4-96, 1996

PREC 5-96    Various Applications of VAOPGCPREC 22-95 -- Payment of Attorney Fees by the Department of Veterans Affairs from Past-due Benefits in Cases Remanded by the Court of Veterans' Appeals      Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 5-96, VAOPGCPREC 5-96, 1996

.PREC 6-96   Issues related to Floyd v. Brown, 9 Vet. App. 88 (1996)     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 6-96, VAOPGCPREC 6-96, 1996

PREC 7-96    Separate and Distinct Transactions requiring Notification of Waiver Rights    Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 7-96, VAOPGCPREC 7-96, 1996

PREC 8-96    Disposition of Unnegotiated Checks upon the death of the Guardian of A Beneficiary    Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 8-96, VAOPGCPREC 8-96, 1996

PREC 9-96    Concurrent Payment of VA Disability Compensation and Reservists' Special Separation Pay (RSSP) and Reservists' Involuntary Separation Pay (RISP) under Pub. L. No. 102-464     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 9-96, VAOPGCPREC 9-96, 1996

PREC 10-96    Statutory Bars to Benefits: Effect of Substituted Discharge under 10 U.S.C. § 874(b)     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 10-96, VAOPGCPREC 10-96, 1996

PREC 11-96    Dependency and Indemnity Compensation -- Disabilities resulting from Alcohol or Drug Abuse - Pub. L. No. 101-508 § 8052     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 11-96, VAOPGCPREC 11-96, 1996

PREC 12-96    Recoupment of Armed Forces Severance Pay from Veterans' Disability Compensation    Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 12-96, VAOPGCPREC 12-96, 1996

PREC 13-96    Severance of Entitlement to Benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 13-96, VAOPGCPREC 13-96, 1996

PREC 14-96    Payment of Attorney Fees from proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance Policy     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 14-96, VAOPGCPREC 14-96, 1996

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