Legal Opinion
Smith v. Principi
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 18, 2002No. 00-7176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
William D. Smith appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims dismissing his appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Smith v. West, 13 Vet.App. 525 (2000). Because we lack jurisdiction to review the court’s judgment concerning equitable tolling and because Smith’s only other argument was not raised below, we dismiss Smith’s appeal.
DISCUSSION
Mr. Smith is a veteran, having served in the United States Army in 1948 and again from 1950 to 1955. Smith applied to the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) for service connection for…
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