Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Nicholson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 18, 2007No. 2006-7314PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Larry J. Nelson appeals the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) that dismissed as untimely his appeal from a decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”). Nelson v. Nicholson, 19 Vet.App. 548 (2006). In dismissing the appeal, the Veterans Court refused to equitably toll the filing deadline set forth in 88 U.S.C. § 7266(a) based on Mr. Nelson’s claim of excusable neglect. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
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Mr. Nelson served in the United States military from August 1967 to April 1976; he suffers from post traumatic stress…
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