Margaret A. Hopkins v. R. James Nicholson

KASOLD, Judge:

This is an appeal through counsel of a June 10, 2003, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) that determined that clear and unmistakable error (CUE) did not exist in an earlier Board decision that had denied the appellant dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits after finding that she could not be recognized for VA-benefits purposes as the widow of veteran Charles Hopkins. Record (R.) at 1-9. This finding was rendered in an October 1979 Board-remand decision (R. at 299-308) that was finalized on June 10, 1980 (“earlier Board”). R. at 9. The appellant…