Legal Opinion
Lathan v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 26, 1995No. 93-62PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, Roberta Lathan, appeals a December 8,- 1992, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) on the ground that the cause of death of her husband, veteran Hubert C. Lathan, was not service connected. Record (R.) at 19. A timely appeal to this Court followed. For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the Board decision and remand the matter for further development and readjudication.
I. Background
The appellant, Roberta Lathan, is the widow of World War II veteran Hubert C. La-than, who served on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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