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1999 Precedent Opinions
VAOGCPREC 1-1999 (3/15/17) REVISED Interpretation of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.358; Psychiatric Disability Resulting from Assault During Examination or Treatment Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 1-99, VAOPGCPREC 1-99, 1999 Link to Original
PREC 2-99 Authority to Provide FTS Service to Veterans Service Organizations Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 2-99, VAOPGCPREC 2-99, 1999
PREC 3-99 Effective Date of Award and Date of Commencement of Payment of Monetary Allowance for Spina Bifida Under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 3-99, VAOPGCPREC 3-99, 1999
PREC 4-99 Requirement for a Well-Grounded Claim Under 38 U.S.C. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317--Undiagnosed Illness-Persian Gulf War WITHDRAWN Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 4-99, VAOPGCPREC 4-99, 1999
PREC 5-99 Scope of the Term Spina Bifida for Purposes of Benefits Under Section 421 of Pub. L. No. 104-204 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 5-99, VAOPGCPREC 5-99, 1999
PREC 6-99 Consideration of Claim of Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability Where Schedular Total-Disability Rating in Effect WITHDRAWN Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 6-99, VAOPGCPREC 6-99, 1999
PREC 7-99 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation--Disabilities Resulting from Alcohol or Drug Abuse--Pub. L. No. 101-508, § 8052 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 7-99, VAOPGCPREC 7-99, 1999
PREC 8-99 Applicability of Incontestable Provision in NSLI Policies--38 U.S.C. § 1910 Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 8-99, VAOPGCPREC 8-99, 1999
PREC 9-99 Authority of Board of Veterans' Appeals to Adjudicate Question of Timeliness of Substantive Appeal When Issue Not Previously Adjudicated by Agency of Original Jurisdiction Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 9-99, VAOPGCPREC 9-99, 1999
PREC 10-99 Mitigating Circumstances-Six Semester Hour Exemption Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 10-99, VAOPGCPREC 10-99, 1999
PREC 11-99 Effect of Former Manual Provisions Concerning Authority to Pay Compensation for Retinitis Pigmentosa Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 11-99, VAOPGCPREC 11-99, 1999
PREC 12-99 Determinations as to Whether a Veteran "Engaged in Combat With the Enemy" for Purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b) Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 12-99, VAOPGCPREC 12-99, 1999
PREC 13-99 Date of Claim in a Montgomery GI Bill Case Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 13-99, VAOPGCPREC 13-99, 1999
PREC 14-99 Vesting of Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 14-99, VAOPGCPREC 14-99, 1999
Prec 15-99 Validity of Regulatory Provisions Precluding Service Connection of Polycythemia Vera Based on Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 15-99, VAOPGCPREC 15-99, 1999
PREC 16-99 Effect of Entry Level Separation Based upon Fraudulent Enlistment on Status as a Veteran Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 16-99, VAOPGCPREC 16-99, 1999
