Jones v. Wilkie

Chen, Circuit Judge.

Jacqueline Jones, who substituted as appellant for her deceased husband Josephus Jones, appeals the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court), which affirmed the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision denying an earlier effective date for service-connected compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ms. Jones argues that the Veterans Court erred in using a heightened legal threshold to determine whether the Veterans Administration (VA) was required to assist Mr. Jones in obtaining his VA treatment records, *924 which he…