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 ÚóóÝ    ÝÔ_        Ô€€This€is€exactly€the€point€I€made€in€my€dissent€in€òòMahlóó€ð!ð€that€a€VCAA€remand€does€not€render€moot€theÐ   	 °      Ðappellant's€allegations€of€BVA€adjudication€error,€because€"the€issue€whether€the€appellant€could€be€entitled€to€the€benefitÐ   	 tÄ    Ðsought€on€appeal€under€the€law€as€it€existed€prior€to€the€enactment€of€the€VCAA€is€still€very€much€in€contention€becauseÐ   	 8ˆ   ÐòòKarnas€óórequires€consideration€of€both€old€and€new€law,€with€the€ultimate€application€of€the€law€that€is€more€favorableÐ   	 üL   Ðto€the€claimant".€€òòMahlóó,€15€Vet.App.€at€47.   H¿               ÿU‹ÿ  ÀÀÀÝ
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 ì àBefore€HOLDAWAYòòóó,€Ô_        ÔIVERSÔ_        Ô€and€STEINBERG,€òòJudges.óóˆÐ   	 ¬ü   ÐÌà@    & ì àòòO€R€D€E€Róóˆà    p àÐ   	 „Ô   ÐÌà     àÔ ‡)  XïV X  X X   ÔOn€April€19,€2001,€the€Court,€in€a€single„judge€order,€vacated€an€April€1,€1999,€decisionÐ   	 \¬   Ðof€the€Board€of€Veterans'€Appeals€and€remanded€the€matter€for€Ô_        ÔreadjudicationÔ_        Ô€in€light€of€theÐ   	 H˜   Ðenactment€of€the€Ô# †  Xm<  X X) XïV-  # ÔVeterans€Claims€Assistance€Act€of€2000,€Pub.€L.€No.€106„475,€114€Stat.€2096Ð   	 4„   Ð(Nov.�9,�2000).€€On€May€10,€2001,€the€appellant,€through€counsel,€filed€a€motion€for€reconsideration,Ð   	  p   Ðor,€in€the€alternative,€for€a€panel€decision.Ð   	 \   ÐÌà     àUpon€consideration€of€the€foregoing,€the€parties'€prior€pleadings,€and€the€record€on€appeal,Ð   	 ä4   Ðit€isÐ   	 Ð    ÐÌà     àORDERED,€by€the€single€judge,€that€the€motion€for€reconsideration€is€denied.€€It€is€furtherÐ   	 ¨ø   ÐÌà     àORDERED,€by€the€panel,€that€the€motion€for€a€panel€decision€is€denied.Ð   	 €Ð   ÐÌDATED:€€€September€6,€2001à0    h àà    À àà     àà    p àà    È àPER€CURIAM.Ð    X ¨ h(#h(#  ÐÌÔ ‡6  Xm<  X  X Xm< ÔÔ    Ôà     àSTEINBERG,€òòJudgeóó,€dissenting:€€I€agree€that€this€case€should€be€remanded€for€the€Board€ofÐ   	 0"€    ÐVeterans'€Appeals€(Board€or€BVA)€to€consider€the€potentially€applicable€provisions€of€the€Ô# †  Xm<  X  X6 Xm<š  # ÔVeteransÐ   	 #l!   ÐClaims€Assistance€Act€of€2000,€Pub.�L.€No.€106„475,€114€Stat.€2096€(Nov.�9,€2000)€(VCAA)Ô ‡6  Xm<  X  X Xm< Ô.Ô_        Ô×  ƒ7         ×Ý
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 ×Ð   	 °      ÐÌà     àOn€November€27,€2000,€the€appellant€filed€a€brief€that€asserts€several€adjudication€errors€inÐ   	 ˆØ   Ðthe€Board's€April€1,€1999,€decision.€€òòóóThe€Secretary€filed€a€brief€in€reply€on€March€9,€2001;€he€argues€Ð   	 tÄ   Ðthat€readjudication€is€necessary€in€light€of€the€enactment€of€the€VCAA€and€that€such€a€remand€wouldÐ   	 `°   Ðrender€moot€the€consideration€of€any€purported€adjudicative€errors€in€the€BVA€decision.€€Secretary'sÐ   	 L	œ   ÐBrief€at€4.€€The€appellant,€in€his€May€10,€2001,€motion€for€reconsideration€or€panel€decision,€asserts,Ð   	 8
ˆ   Ðinter€alia,€that€òòóó"to€remand€strictly€under€the€VCAA€would€prejudice€him€.€.€.€and€shield€the€SecretaryÐ   	 $t   Ðfrom€judicial€review€of€those€Board€errors€[that]€are€unrelated€to€the€VCAA".€€Appellant's€MotionÐ   	 `   Ðat€3.€€Ð   	 üL	   ÐÌà     àIn€a€case€where€enactment€of€the€VCAA€necessitates€remand,€all€other€assertions€of€BoardÐ   	 Ô$
   Ðerror€are€òòòònotóóóó€rendered€moot.€€This€Court€has€both€the€jurisdiction€and€the€discretion€to€address€òòòòallóóóóÐ   	 À   Ðassertions€of€Board€adjudication€error,€including€errors€asserted€as€alternative€grounds€for€remand.€Ð   	 ¬ü   ÐòòSeeóó€òòBest€v.€Principióó,€15€Vet.App.€18,€20€(2001)€(per€curiam€order)€(Court€has,€but€often€refrains€fromÐ   	 ˜è   Ðexercising€either€sua€sponte€or€at€appellant's€request,€discretion€to€address€allegations€of€error€byÐ   	 „Ô   ÐBoard€when€it€is€determined€that€VCAA€necessitates€remand);òò€Mahl€v.€Principióó,€15�Vet.App.€37,€47Ð   	 pÀ   Ð(2001)€(Steinberg,€J.,€dissenting)òò€óó("in€a€case€such€as€this€one€where€a€claim€is€remanded€pursuant€toÐ   	 \¬   ÐòòKarnasóó€[òòv.€Derwinskióó,€1€Vet.App.€308€(1991),]€the€issue€whether€the€appellant€could€be€entitled€toÐ   	 H˜   Ðthe€benefit€sought€on€appeal€under€the€law€as€it€existed€prior€to€the€enactment€of€the€VCAA€is€stillÐ   	 4„   Ðvery€much€in€contention€because€òòKarnasóó€requires€consideration€of€both€old€and€new€law,€with€theÐ   	  p   Ðultimate€application€of€the€law€that€is€more€favorable€to€the€claimant").Ð   	 \   ÐÌà     àIndeed,€this€Court's€jurisdiction€and€obligation€to€address€asserted€"old€law"€errors€isÐ   	 ä4   Ðestablished€as€set€forth€in€my€dissent€in€òòMahlóó,€òòsupraóó,€and€in€two€additional€cases€that€have€come€toÐ   	 Ð    Ðmy€attention€since€that€time.€€In€òòKingston€v.€Westóó,€this€Courtòòóó€held€that€the€appellant€could€not€"waiveÐ   	 ¼   Ðhis€right€to€readjudication€pursuant€to€òòKarnasóó",€òòKingstonóó,€11�Vet.App.€272,€273€(1998)€(per€curiamÐ   	 ¨ø   Ðorder).€€The€Court€then€went€on€to€hold€that€the€Board's€decision€under€old€law€had€failed€to€provideÐ   	 ”ä   Ðan€adequate€statement€of€reasons€or€basesòòóó€and€to€remand€on€that€ground€as€well€as€under€òòKarnasóó.€Ð   	 €Ð   ÐòòIdóó.€at€273„74.€€Shortly€before€that€case,€the€Court€in€òòBaker€v.€Westóó,€11€Vet.App.€163€(1998),€alsoÐ   	 l¼   Ðrefused€to€accept€a€waiver€of€a€remand€under€òòKarnasóó,€òòid.€óóat€168„69,€and€then€held€that€"VA€hadÐ   	 X ¨   Ðfailed€in€its€duty€to€assist€the€veteran€by€not€[sic]€obtaining€his€[Social€Security€Administration]Ð   	 D!”   Ðrecords",€òòidóó.€at€169.€€Explaining€the€necessity€to€consider€allegations€of€BVA€adjudicative€errorÐ   	 0"€    Ðnotwithstanding€the€remand€for€readjudication€pursuant€to€òòKarnasóó,€the€Court€in€òòKingstonóó€stated:Ð   	 #l!   Ð"Because€the€Board€will€have€to€compare€the€appellant's€benefits€under€both€the€original€and€theÐ   	 $X"   Ðâ
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 â15�Vet.App.€atòòóó€38,€echoed€in€òòBestóó,€15�Vet.App.€at€19,€that€"[i]t€has€been€the€practice€ofòòóó€this€CourtÐ   	 œì    Ðthat€when€a€remand€is€ordered€because€of€an€undoubted€error€that€requires€such€a€remedy,€the€CourtÐ   	 ˆØ   Ðwill€not,€as€a€general€rule,€address€other€putative€errors€raised€by€the€appellant",€the€law€at€the€timeÐ   	 tÄ   Ðof€òòMahl€óóand€òòBest€óóseems€to€have€been€exactly€the€opposite.€€òòSee€also€Mahlóó,€15€Vet.App.€at€44„45Ð   	 `°   Ð(Steinberg,€J.,€dissenting).€€Finally,€the€conflict€between€the€Court's€action€today€in€refusing€toÐ   	 L	œ   Ðreview€the€asserted€BVA€errors€and€the€Court's€actions€in€òòKingston€óóand€òòBaker€óóis€all€the€moreÐ   	 8
ˆ   Ðpuzzling€because€one€of€my€colleagues€in€the€majority€today€was€part€of€the€panels€in€òòóóeach€of€thoseÐ   	 $t   Ðcases€and€authored€the€Court's€opinion€in€òòBakeróó.€Ð   	 `   Ð€€€Ð   	 üL	   Ðà     àòòóóThe€appellant€contends€that€the€Department€of€Veterans€Affairs€(VA)€medical€examinerÐ   	 è8	
   Ðfailed€to€review€the€appellant's€claims€file,€including€any€of€his€service€medical€records€(SMRs),Ð   	 Ô$
   Ðprior€to€his€examination€in€March€1997.€€Dr.€John€A.€Crowe,€a€VA€medical€examiner,€stated€in€hisÐ   	 À   ÐApril€1997€report€that€the€claims€file€was€not€available€for€his€review€prior€to,€or€at€the€time€of,€hisÐ   	 ¬ü   ÐMarch€1997€medical€examination€of€the€appellant.€€Record€(R.)€at€112.€€òòóóThe€Board€decision€notedÐ   	 ˜è   Ðthe€appellant's€contention€regarding€the€inadequacy€of€the€March€1997€examination,€but€concludedÐ   	 „Ô   Ðthat€"there€is€nothing€about€the€examination€that€appears€inadequate€on€its€face".€€R.€at€3.€€ContraryÐ   	 pÀ   Ðto€this€conclusion,€a€medical€examiner€must€consider€the€records€of€prior€medical€examinations€andÐ   	 \¬   Ðtreatment€in€order€to€ensure€a€fully€informed€opinion.€€òòSeeóó€òòHampton€v.€Goberóó,€10€Vet.App.€481,€483Ð   	 H˜   Ð(1997);òòóó€òòSchroeder€v.€Brownóó,€6�Vet.App.€220,€225€(1994);òòÔ# †  Xm<  X  X6 Xm<6	  # Ôóó€Ô ‡6  Xm<  X  X Xm< ÔòòGreen€(Victor)€v.€Derwinskióó,€1�Vet.App.Ð   	 4„   Ð121,€123€(1991)òòóó.Ô% €;    Ôòò€óó€The€failure€to€make€the€appellant's€claims€file,€including€his€SMRs,€available€toÐ   	  p   ÐDr.€Crowe€prior€to€the€March€1997€examination,€calls€into€question€the€thoroughness€of€theÐ   	 \   Ðexamination€ð!ð€an€examination€that€the€Board€relied€on€in€its€decision.€€òòSee€Greenóó,€1€Vet.App.€at€124Ð   	 øH   Ð(1991)€("thorough€and€contemporaneous€medical€examination"€is€one€that€"takes€into€account€theÐ   	 ä4   Ðrecords€of€the€prior€medical€treatment,€so€that€the€evaluation€of€the€claimed€disability€will€be€a€fullyÐ   	 Ð    Ðinformed€one").€€The€Board€thus€erred€in€concluding€that€Dr.€Crow's€examination€was€not€inadequateÐ   	 ¼   Ðon€its€face.€€Ð   	 ¨ø   ÐÌà     àThe€appellant€also€asserts€that€the€Board's€finding€that€he€experienced€no€functional€disabilityÐ   	 €Ð   Ðas€a€result€of€his€heel€injury€was€made€without€any€supporting€medical€evidence€in€violation€of€theÐ   	 l¼   Ðreasons„or„bases€requirement€in€38€U.S.C.€ðð�7104(d).€€Appellant's€Motion€at€2.€€I€agree.€€A€disabilityÐ   	 X ¨   Ðof€the€musculoskeletal€system€requires€a€determination€as€to€whether€the€parts€of€the€system€affectedÐ   	 D!”   Ðby€the€claimed€disability€can€perform€the€normal€working€movements€of€the€body€with€normalÐ   	 0"€    Ðexcursion,€strength,€speed,€coordination,€and€endurance.€€38€C.F.R.€ðð�4.40€(2000).€€"When€completeÐ   	 #l!   Ðexaminations€are€not€conducted€covering€all€systems€of€the€body€affected€by€disease€or€injury,€it€isÐ   	 $X"   Ðimpossible€to€visualize€the€nature€and€extent€of€the€service„connected€disability."€€38�C.F.R.€ðð�4.42Ð   	 ô$D #   Ð(2000).€€The€Board€may€consider€only€medical€evidence€independent€of€its€own€medical€opinionsÐ   	 à%0!$   Ðin€order€to€support€its€findings.€€òòSee€Colvin€v.€Derwinskióó,€1€Vet.App.€171,€175€(1991);€òòsee€alsoÐ   	 Ì&"%   ÐColayong€v.€Westóó,€12€Vet.App.€524€(1999)€(finding€expert€medical€opinion€deficient€and€orderingÐ   	 °      ÐBoard€to€obtain€new€expert€opinion€on€remand).€€The€report€of€Dr.€Crowe€(R.€at€111„12),€containsÐ   	 œì    Ða€summary€of€function€as€"[w]ithin€the€limits€of€normal"€for€the€claimed€heel€disorder,€but€does€notÐ   	 ˆØ   Ðinclude€a€description€of€the€tests€used€to€make€that€determination,€and€offers€no€opinion€as€to€theÐ   	 tÄ   Ðspecific€considerations€listed€under€38€C.F.R.€ðð�4.40,€including€endurance,€coordination,€strength,Ð   	 `°   Ðand€speed.€€òòSee€Allday€v.€Brownóó,€7€Vet.App.€517,€527€(1995)€(under€38€U.S.C.€ðð�7104(d)(1),€BoardÐ   	 L	œ   Ðmust€include€in€its€decision€written€statement€of€reasons€or€bases€for€its€findings€and€conclusions€onÐ   	 8
ˆ   Ðall€material€issues€of€fact€and€law€presented€on€record;€statement€must€be€adequate€to€enableÐ   	 $t   Ðappellant€to€understand€precise€basis€for€Board's€decision,€as€well€as€to€facilitate€review€in€Court).Ð   	 `   ÐÌà     àBecause€I€believe€that€these€BVA€errors€are€capable€of€repetition€on€remand,€they€should€be€Ð   	 è8	
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   ÐòòSee€Kingston€óóand€òòBakeróó,€both€òòsupraóó.€€Accordingly,€I€voted€for€a€panel€decision,€in€order€for€the€CourtÐ   	 À   Ðto€do€so,€and€I€therefore€respectfully€dissent.Ô# †  Xm<  X  X6 Xm<@$  # Ô