Legal Opinion
Chandler v. SHINSEKI
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 11, 2012No. 2011-7030PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Chief Judge.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (“Secretary”) appeals the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) finding Howard Chandler entitled to a special monthly pension under 38 U.S.C. § 1521(e) (2001) in view of the Veterans Court’s interpretation of 38 U.S.C. § 1513(a) (2006) in Hartness v. Nicholson, 20 Vet.App. 216 (2006). Chandler v. Shinseki, 24 Vet.App. 23 (2010). Because this court overrules the Veterans Court’s decision in Hartness, this court reverses and remands for further proceedings.
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Howard Chandler (“Chandler”) is a U.S. Navy…
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