Legal Opinion
Robert S. Belcher, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 21, 2000No. 99-7172PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Robert S. Belcher appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, which affirmed a Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision denying Mr. Belcher’s claim for benefits based on a psychiatric disability. See Belcher v. West, No. 97-1374, slip op. at 8, 1999 WL 503950 (1999). We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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Mr. Belcher served on active duty in the United States Navy from July 1943 to April 1944. While on active duty, Mr. Belcher was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward, where an examination report noted him to be hostile, withdrawn,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Richard A. Linville, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Frank A. Glover, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
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