Legal Opinion
Carol L. Terry, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 10, 2004No. 03-7107PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PROST. Opinion concurring in the result filed by Circuit Judge DYK.
PROST, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Carol Terry, appeals the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ interpretation of the two-year limitation found in 38 U.S.C. § 5121(a) (2000).1 The *1293Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims interpreted the statute as limiting survivors of veterans to recovery only of those benefits that accrued in the two years immediately preceding a veteran’s death. Terry v. Principi, No. 01-1510, 2003 WL 359970 (Vet.App. Feb. 13, 2003). Because we hold that the clear…
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