Va Responsibility Of Assisting Veterans In Developing Evidence

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[Writing for the high court, Justice Samuel Alito said, “The (Department of Veterans Affairs) is charged with the responsibility of assisting veterans in developing evidence that supports their claims, and in evaluating that evidence, the VA must give the veteran the benefit of any doubt. Rigid jurisdictional treatment of the 120-day period for filing a notice of appeal in the Veterans Court would clash sharply with this scheme.”]

the above taken from this article:

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/03/ap-high-court-allows-flexibility-for-ill-veterans-030111/

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regarding the above statement, exactly "who" at VA is charged with this? the doctor(s), VARO, technicians, advocates, etc?

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Carlie is sure correct-the word 'any'does not fall into the regs.

i simply copied n pasted that from the army website, so that is where the word "any" came from. sorry bout that and thanks for the extra clarification