Groves v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

Claimant Gene S. Groves (“Groves”) appeals a final decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”), Groves v. Shinseki (“Final Decision ”), No. 06-1252, 2009 WL 4065045 (Vet.App. Nov.25, 2009). The Veterans Court affirmed a Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) decision finding no clear and unmistakable error (“CUE”) in a September 1972 Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) regional office (“RO”) decision. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Groves served in the United States Army from January 1970 to August 1971. In March 1971, Groves suffered superficial fragment wounds…