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John McBurney v. Eric K. Shinseki

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided September 10, 2009No. 08-4015PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge:

U.S. Army veteran John F. McBurney appeals through counsel from a July 17, 2008, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied his claim for recognition as a former prisoner of war (POW) for VA-benefits purposes. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). For the following reasons, the Court will affirm the July 2008 Board decision.

I. BACKGROUND

The parties do not dispute the facts pertinent to this appeal. Mr. McBurney served on active duty from June 1943 to January 1946. One morning…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Stegall v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
  2. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  3. Allday v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  4. Bernard v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  5. Gabrielson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robert H. Arneson v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2011
  2. George D. Murphy v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2014
  3. Howard E. Chandler v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  4. 12-14 403Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2015
  5. Howard E. Chandler v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010

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