Legal Opinion
Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 12, 2000No. 99-7029PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
The meaning of “a well grounded claim” as that term is used in the law governing veterans benefits is the issue before the court. Burke Hensley appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Ap peals for Veterans Claims, 1 Hensley v. West, 1998 WL 666701, No. 96-978 (Vet.App. Sept. 22, 1998), which dismissed his case for failure to state a well grounded claim. Because the basis on which the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decided the case is not consistent with the statutes and rules governing its authority, we vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals for…
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