Legal Opinion
Gaston v. SHINSEKI
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 20, 2010No. 2009-7104PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Chester R. Gaston (“Gaston”) appeals from a final judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) denying his claim to an earlier effective date for his award of total disability based on individual unemploya-bility (“TDIU”). See Gaston v. Shinseki, - Vet.App. -, No. 07-0604, 2009 WL 624041 (Vet.App. Mar. 10, 2009) (“Veterans Court Decision ”). We hold that under 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(2), a veteran is only entitled to an eai'lier effective date if an increase in his disability occurred during the year before he filed his claim. Here, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rezi P. Forshey, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- James E. Szemraj, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Jerry G. Dalton v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
- Thomas J. Johnston, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
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