context: As illustrated by section 5111(d), which defines "award" for the purpose of that section only, the definition of "award" may refer to different types of awards, such as "an original or reopened award" or "an increased award." 38 U.S.C. SS 5111(d); see also, e.g., 38 U.S.C. SS 1117(h)(2)(A) (specifying "the original award of compensation or service connection" (emphasis added)). Thus, the plain meaning of the term "award" in sections 5112(b)(9) and (10) is ambiguous and does not, standing alone, reveal congressional intent.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 683 F.3d 1378, 1378
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that the plain meaning of the term "the cost" referred to in section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, U.S.Code, was ambiguous
citation_a.sentence: See Heino, 683 F.3d at 1378 (holding that the plain meaning of the term “the cost” referred to in section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, U.S.Code, was ambiguous); see also Fountain v. Shinseki, 27 Vet.App. 258, 268 (2015) (holding that the phrase “[o]r~ ganic diseases of the nervous system,” contained in 38 U.S.C. § 1101(3) was ambiguous because the statute did not define the phrase).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 27 Vet.App. 258, 268
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that the phrase "[o]r~ ganic diseases of the nervous system," contained in 38 U.S.C. SS 1101(3) was ambiguous because the statute did not define the phrase
citation_b.sentence: See Heino, 683 F.3d at 1378 (holding that the plain meaning of the term “the cost” referred to in section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, U.S.Code, was ambiguous); see also Fountain v. Shinseki, 27 Vet.App. 258, 268 (2015) (holding that the phrase “[o]r~ ganic diseases of the nervous system,” contained in 38 U.S.C. § 1101(3) was ambiguous because the statute did not define the phrase).