Legal Opinion
Sturdivant v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 16, 2012No. 2011-7001UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Chief Judge.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) held that the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) had not erred in declining to consider Norman E. Sturdivant's entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability. See Sturdivant v. Shinseki, No. 08-1762, 2010 WL 2595178 (Vet.App. June 29, 2010). Mr. Sturdivant, whose claim was based solely on his chemical burn scars, had an express TDIU claim pending at the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) regional office (“RO”). Because Mr. Sturdivant’s TDIU claim was not before the Board and therefore…
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- Norval J. Elkins, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Robert E. Moody, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Norris v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
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