Legal Opinion
Sneed v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 9, 2013No. 19-1442PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WALLACH; Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge PROST.
WALLACH, Circuit Judge.
Marva Sneed pursued her claim for survivor benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) for eight years. After receiving an adverse decision from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”), Ms. Sneed promptly contacted an attorney to represent her in an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”). Only one day before the deadline to file a notice of appeal, however, Ms. Sneed received a letter saying the attorney would not…
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