Legal Opinion
Bethea v. Derwinski
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided March 13, 1992No. 91-914PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Carmen W. Bethea, seeks reconsideration of this Court’s single-judge order of December 11, 1991, dismissing her appeal for failure to file a timely notice of appeal. 2 Vet.App. 175 (1991). She argues that under 38 U.S.C. § 5107 (formerly § 3007) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.102, a claimant seeking benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) must be given the benefit of the doubt when evidence is in equipoise. We hold these provisions inapplicable to factual matters concerning this Court’s jurisdiction. Before reaching that question,…
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