Legal Opinion

H ENRY R. T AVARES v. Anthony J. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided June 24, 2004No. 02-799PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAMER, Chief Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. KASOLD, Judge, filed a dissenting opinion.

KRAMER, Chief Judge:

Before the Court is the issue of whether the appellant filed a timely Notice of Appeal (NOA) from a January 18, 2002, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision. For the reasons that follow, the Court will dismiss for lack of jurisdiction this appeal.

I. Procedural History and the Parties’ Pleadings

On June 5, 2002, the appellant filed pro se an NOA as to the January 18, 2002, BVA decision in which the Board, inter alia, denied entitlement to service connection for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Harold E. Bailey, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  4. Bethea v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  5. Rosler v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Rios-Collins v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  5. Rios-Collins v. NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006

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