Legal Opinion
Richard E. Fleshman, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 11, 1998No. 97-7029PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Richard E. Fleshman appeals from the decision of the Court of Veterans Appeals affirming the denial of Mr. Fleshman’s request that his claim for disability benefits be assigned an earlier effective date. We agree with the Court of Veterans Appeals that Mr. Fleshman’s first application for benefits was not “in the form prescribed by the Secretary,” 38 U.S.C. § 5101(a), and that it therefore did not have the effect of establishing an earlier entitlement date for his receipt of benefits.
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On May 24,1986, while on active duty with the United States Army, Mr. Fleshman fell…
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