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Fagan v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided September 28, 1999No. 97-1276PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAMER, Judge:

The appellant, Judith I. Fagan, the daughter of deceased veteran Jesse Fresh-our, appeals a March 26, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) denying her entitlement to the proceeds of the veteran’s National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy. Record (R.) at 1-10. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the decision of the BVA and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

*50I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND

In January 1947, the veteran…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  4. Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Kutscherousky v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lee v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
  2. Karen Gordon v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
  3. Karen Gordon v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  4. Karen Gordon v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  5. Karen Gordon v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007

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