Legal Opinion
Zimick v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 29, 1998No. 94-1125PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARLEY, Judge:
This is an appeal from an August 19, 1994, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that the criteria for payment of private medical expenses incurred while the appellant was hospitalized at a non-VA facility had not been met. This appeal is timely and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will affirm the Board’s decision.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The appellant, Patrick Zimick, is a veteran of the U.S. Army who served on active duty from October 1966 to October 1968. Record (R.) at 18. He…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Busic v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
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