Legal Opinion
Felden v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided September 22, 1998No. 97-52PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLDAWAY, Judge:
The appellant, Clifford L. Felden, appeals the October 1996 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied his claim for a temporary total disability rating for convalescence (TTDC). Both parties have filed briefs. The Court has jurisdiction of the case under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the following reasons, the Court will reverse the decision of the Board and remand the matter.
I. FACTS
The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Army from October 1968 to October 1970. While in Vietnam, he suffered a hy-perextension injury to his right little finger.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Francisco v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Beaty v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Miller v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fenderson v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Roberson v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2003
- Kessel v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- John M. Ferenc v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
- 16-11 885Board of Veterans' Appeals · 2017