Barr v. Nicholson
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barr-v-nicholson-302-11711545
title:
Barr v. Nicholson
text:
Barr vs. Nicholson is a United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims case that dealt with the competence of a Veteran's lay testimony to provide lay evidence. The court held that lay evidence can be competent depending on the type of disability claimed by a claimant. Specifically, the court held that lay people are competent to identify varicose veins that are "unnaturally distended or abnormally swollen and tortuous."
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wiki
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United States veterans claims case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr_v._Nicholson
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-13T01:48:50Z
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