Legal Opinion
Carlton F. Seymour, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 12, 2001No. 00-7074PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether a veteran’s disability claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 survives the veteran’s death. We hold that it does not and therefore that the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims properly dismissed this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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Carlton F. Seymour enlisted in the United States Army in July 1948. On December 2, 1950, he was wounded in the right thigh by North Korean machine gun fire. On December 12, 1952, Mr. Seymour was awarded an 80 percent combined disability rating as a result of this wound. Mr. Seymour became disabled and…
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