Hyson v. Brown

HOLDAWAY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Michael F. Hyson, is appealing a June 26, 1991, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision which denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 10% evaluation for a service-connected back disability. Michael F. Hy-son, BVA 91-18735 (June 26, 1991). The Board found that the veteran, through his inaction had abandoned his claim until September 1986, when he filed for increased compensation. See 38 C.F.R. § 3.158(a) (1992); Hyson, BVA 91-18735, at 8. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) contends that appellant abandoned his claim…