1997 Precedent Opinions
PREC 1-97 Countability of Distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts as Income for Purposes of Pension and Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 1-97, VAOPGCPREC 1-97, 1997
PREC 2-97 Secondary Service Connection of a Disability Resulting from a Veteran's Alcohol or Drug Abuse - 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 2-97, VAOPGCPREC 2-97, 1997
PREC 3-97 Offset of Benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 3-97, VAOPGCPREC 3-97, 1997
PREC 4-97 Board of Veterans' Appeals Jurisdiction in Matters pertaining to Garnishment of Benefits Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 4-97, VAOPGCPREC 4-97, 1997
PREC 5-97 Dental Care Eligibility - Neilson v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 22 (1994) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 5-97, VAOPGCPREC 5-97, 1997
PREC 6-97 Official Information regarding Incarceration pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 5313 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 6-97, VAOPGCPREC 6-97, 1997
PREC 7-97 Benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for Disability Incurred as the "Result of Hospitalization" Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 8-97, VAOPGCPREC 8-97, 1997
PREC 8-97 Applicability of 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 to Disability Proximately to or the result of Disability covered by 38 U.S.C. § 1151 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 8-97, VAOPGCPREC 8-97, 1997
PREC 9-97 Perfecting an Appeal after issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case - 39 U.S.C. § 7105(d); 38 C.F.R. § 20.301(c) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 9-97, VAOPGCPREC 9-97, 1997
PREC 10-97 Treatment of Alaska Native Corporation Distributions for Improved-Pension Purposes Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 10-97, VAOPGCPREC 10-97, 1997
PREC 11-97 Application of Amended Rating Schedule Provisions in Pending Claims involving Ratings for Mental Disorders Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 11-97, VAOPGCPREC 11-97, 1997
PREC 12-97 Payments of Attorney Fees from Past-due Benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 5904(d) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 12-97, VAOPGCPREC 12-97, 1997
PREC 13-97 Reduction of a Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability due to removal from the "Work Possible Environment" Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 13-97, VAOPGCPREC 13-97, 1997
PREC 14-97 Application of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 to Vocational Rehabilitation Program Participants Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 14-97, VAOPGCPREC 14-97, 1997
PREC 15-97 Treatment of Income received from Bonds of Tribal Enterprise Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 15-97, VAOPGCPREC 15-97, 1997
PREC 16-97 Application of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-275, §§ 502 & 507 - Clothing Allowance; Accrued Benefits Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 16-97, VAOPGCPREC 16-97, 1997
PREC 17-97 Payment of Vocational Training expenses directly to a Veteran Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 17-97, VAOPGCPREC 17-97, 1997
REC 18-97 Presumptive Service Connection for Diseases associated with Herbicide Exposure - Metastasized Cancer Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 18-97, VAOPGCPREC 18-97, 1997
PREC 19-97 Secondary Service Connection based on Nicotine Dependence Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 19-97, VAOPGCPREC 19-97, 1997
PREC 20-97 Definition of Insanity in 38 C.F.R. § 3.354(a) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 20-97, VAOPGCPREC 20-97, 1997
PREC 21-97 Pension Income: Characterization of Per Capita Distributions of Revenues from Gaming on Tribal Trust Land Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 21-97, VAOPGCPREC 21-97, 1997
PREC 22-97 Mandatory Electronic Funds Transfer (Direct Deposit) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 22-97, VAOPGCPREC 22-97, 1997
PREC 23-97 Multiple Ratings for Knee Disability Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 23-97, VAOPGCPREC 23-97, 1997
PREC 24-97 Special Housing Adaptation for Veteran receiving Compensation under Section 1151 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 24-97, VAOPGCPREC 24-97, 1997
PREC 25-97 Treatment of Military Retired Pay paid directly to an Ex-Spouse in determining entitlement to Need-based Benefits Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 25-97, VAOPGCPREC 25-97, 1997
PREC 26-97 Retroactive Benefits in Claims for Service Connection of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 26-97, VAOPGCPREC 26-97, 1997
PREC 27-97 Service in the Republic of Vietnam for purposes of Definition of Vietnam Era - 38 U.S.C. § 101(29)(a) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 27-97, VAOPGCPREC 27-97, 1997
PREC 28-97 Eligibility for Supplemental SDVI Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 28-97, VAOPGCPREC 28-97, 1997
PREC 29-97 Application of 38 C.F.R. § 3.105(e) - Reduction in Service-Connected Disability Rating Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 29-97, VAOPGCPREC 29-97, 1997
PREC 30-97 Entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation for Disarticulation of the Hips following preexisting Paraplegia Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 30-97, VAOPGCPREC 30-97, 1997
PREC 31-97 Reconsideration of Regional Office Decision reducing Rating Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 31-97, VAOPGCPREC 31-97, 1997
PREC 32-97 Authority for Evaluating Unilateral Hearing Impairment Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 32-97, VAOPGCPREC 32-97, 1997
PREC 33-97 Treatment of Assets placed in a Special Needs Trust in determining Eligibility for Improved Pension Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 33-97, VAOPGCPREC 33-97, 1997
PREC 34-97 Application of 38 U.S.C. § 3104(b) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 34-97, VAOPGCPREC 34-97, 1997
PREC 35-97 Effective Date of Award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 35-97, VAOPGCPREC 35-97, 1997
PREC 36-97 Applicability of 38 C.F.R. §§ 4.40, 4.45 and 3.321(b)(1) in Rating Disability under Diagnostic Code 5293 (intervertebral Disc Syndrome) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 36-97, VAOPGCPREC 36-97, 1997
PREC 37-1997 Opinion requested concerning Attorney Fees Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 37-97, VAOPGCPREC 37-97, 1997
PREC 38-97 Failure to apply Evidentiary Presumption as a basis to Reopen Claim Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 38--97, VAOPGCPREC 38-97, 1997
PREC 39-97 Countability as Income of Reparations paid to Victims of Nazi Persecution Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 39-97, VAOPGCPREC 39-97, 1997
PREC 40-97 Effective Date of Amendments to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 made by Pub. L. No. 104-204 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen Couns. Prec. 40-97, VAOPGCPREC 40-97, 1997
