Mark A. Stover v. Gordon H. Mansfield

DAVIS, Judge:

The appellant, Mark A. Stover, appeals through counsel from a May 30, 2002, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied his service-connection claim for a preexisting left-foot disorder because the disorder was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service. On September 14, 2004, the Court affirmed the Board’s decision in a single-judge order. Mr. Stover subsequently requested panel consideration, which was granted for the Court to address the following issue: Whether a service department’s award of severance pay by operation of 10 U.S.C. § 1203…