Legal Opinion
Shields v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided November 2, 1995No. 94-539PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IVERS, Judge:
Marlene C. Shields, the widow of veteran Leverne D. Shields, appeals a May 16, 1994, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying entitlement to accrued benefits and entitlement to an earlier effective date for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits. Marlene Shields in the Case of Leverne D. Shields, BVA 94-(May 16, 1994); Record (R.) at 4-10. The Court has jurisdiction over the case pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the May 1994 decision of the BVA.
I. Factual Background
The veteran served on active…
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