Legal Opinion
MacWhorter v. Derwinski
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 31, 1992No. 90-935PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Chief Judge:
In this appeal from a 1990 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board), appellant, the widow of veteran Robert E. MacWhorter, seeks reversal of a holding denying her a limited one-year retroactive compensation increase in her late husband’s Special Monthly Compensation rating. Before his death, appellant’s husband was seeking an increased rating for his service-connected diabetes, which had resulted in the amputation of both his legs. The limited alleged amount now due is approximately $2,000. 38 U.S.C. § 5121 (formerly § 3021) (veteran’s surviving spouse…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Lawrence J. Holt v. Robert Sarver, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Yeldell v. TuttCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Littke v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Cerullo v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Tubianosa v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Saunders v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
- Penny v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Andre v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- MacWhorter v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
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