"The Board has thoroughly reviewed all the evidence in the
veteran's claim folders. Although the Board has an
obligation to provide reasons and bases supporting this
decision, there is no need to discuss, in detail, all of the
evidence submitted by the veteran or on her behalf. See
Gonzales v. West, 218 F.3d 1378, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2000)
(the Board must review the entire record, but does not have
to discuss each piece of evidence). The analysis below
focuses on the most salient and relevant evidence and on what
this evidence shows, or fails to show, on the claims. The
veteran must not assume that the Board has overlooked pieces
of evidence that are not explicitly discussed herein. See
Timberlake v. Gober, 14 Vet. App. 122 (2000) (the law
requires only that the Board address its reasons for
rejecting evidence favorable to the veteran)."
I have searched high and low for both the Timberlake case and where the law requires only that the board address its reasons for rejecting evidence favorable to the veteran. Does anyone have any ideas? Also when it says the "Board" does that mean the VARO also? I think I read on Hadit before that a reference to the board also means VARO.
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Ricky
"The Board has thoroughly reviewed all the evidence in the
veteran's claim folders. Although the Board has an
obligation to provide reasons and bases supporting this
decision, there is no need to discuss, in detail, all of the
evidence submitted by the veteran or on her behalf. See
Gonzales v. West, 218 F.3d 1378, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2000)
(the Board must review the entire record, but does not have
to discuss each piece of evidence). The analysis below
focuses on the most salient and relevant evidence and on what
this evidence shows, or fails to show, on the claims. The
veteran must not assume that the Board has overlooked pieces
of evidence that are not explicitly discussed herein. See
Timberlake v. Gober, 14 Vet. App. 122 (2000) (the law
requires only that the Board address its reasons for
rejecting evidence favorable to the veteran)."
I have searched high and low for both the Timberlake case and where the law requires only that the board address its reasons for rejecting evidence favorable to the veteran. Does anyone have any ideas? Also when it says the "Board" does that mean the VARO also? I think I read on Hadit before that a reference to the board also means VARO.
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