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Type
Opinion
Filed
Aug. 3, 2026
Case
Hepler v. Collins
Case status
Decided

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Case: 25-1400 Document: 42 Page: 1 Filed: 08/03/2026 Case: 25-1400 Document: 42 Page: 2 Filed: 08/03/2026 2 HEPLER v. COLLINS Before DYK and TARANTO, Circuit Judges, and MOORE, District Judge. 1 DYK, Circuit Judge. After active-duty service in the Army in the Republic of Vietnam and in Kuwait, Edward Hepler applied for ser- vice-connected disability benefits for hypertension on a di- rect basi…

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