Rios-Collins v. Nicholson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS NO . 04-0354 RAFAEL G. RIOS, APPELLANT , AND NO . 04-1840 JOHNNIE COLLINS, APPELLANT , V. R. JAMES NICHOLSON , SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued June 16, 2005 Decided June 27, 2006 ) Kathy A. Lieberman, of Washington, D.C., and Shelley I. Stiles, of Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellants. Thomas A. McLaughlin, with whom Tim McClain, General Counsel; R. Randall Campbell, Assistant General Counsel; and Gabrielle L. Clemons (non-attorney practitioner), were on the brief, all of…