Legal Opinion
Maria R. Rodriguez v. R. James Nicholson
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided August 5, 2005No. 03-1276PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Chief Judge:
Appellant Maria R. Rodriguez, the surviving spouse of veteran Feliz Estremera-Acevedo, through counsel, seeks review of a June 10, 2003, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) that denied her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318. Both parties filed briefs, and the appellant filed a reply brief. The issue on appeal is whether a January 2000 amendment to regulation 38 C.F.R. § 3.22 to bar a “hypothetical” entitlement theory for section 1318 DIC claims, which amendment occurred while the appellant’s section 1318…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stegall v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
- Fletcher v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robert J. Ingram v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
- Rodriguez v. PeakeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Jonathan L. Haas v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
- Robert J. Ingram v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
- Anthony J. Diorio v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
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