Legal Opinion

Smith v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided February 14, 1996No. 92-1369PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IVERS, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. KRAMER, Judge, filed a concurring opinion.

IVERS, Judge:

George A. Smith, Jr., appeals from a July 23, 1992, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied his claim for *548service connection for a seizure disorder as a residual of a concussion or gunshot wound. George Smith, BVA 92-17472, (July 23, 1992). The appeal presents two questions. First, can the BVA Chairman’s sua sponte grant of reconsideration of a Board decision, precipitated by a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) predating November 18, 1988, and thus beyond the jurisdictional…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Oliver L. Jaquay, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  2. Marsh v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  3. Rita L. Dicarlo v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  4. Link v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  5. Elkins v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999

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