Legal Opinion
Milton Santana-Venegas, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 17, 2002No. 99-7193PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Milton Santana-Venegas appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) dismissing as untimely his appeal from the Board of Veterans Appeals (“BVA”), which denied his claim for service-connected disability benefits. See Santana-Venegas v. West, 16 Vet.App. 464, No. 99-718, 1999 U.S.App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 622 (Jun. 22, 1999). Because Mr. Santana-Venegas’ misfiled notice of appeal with the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office (“VARO”) from which his claim originated equitably tolled the judicial appeal period for…
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