Legal Opinion
Marian Sears, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 20, 2003No. 03-7005PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge CLEVENGER.
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Sears appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the Board of Veterans’ Appeals’ (“BVA’s”) determination that the applicable Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) regulation set the earliest possible effective date for service-connection benefits granted for a reopened claim as the date on which a veteran requested reopening, and therefore denying Sears’ request for…
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