Legal Opinion
Glenn H. Jackson, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 1, 2006No. 05-7187PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Glenn H. Jackson (“Jackson”) appeals the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”). The Veterans Court affirmed the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) decision denying entitlement to an effective date earlier than October 18, 2000, for a service connected low-back disability. Because we agree with the Veterans Court and the Board that the term “appellate decision” in 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(b) refers only to a decision by the Board, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Jackson served on active duty in the U.S. Army from June 1969 to December 1970. On…
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