Legal Opinion
Sarmiento v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided August 10, 1994No. 93-1013PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARLEY, Judge:
Appellant, Ponciano E. Sarmiento, appeals a September 1,1993, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which refused to reopen his “claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits_” R. at 6. The Board held that appellant had not submitted new and material evidence since a May 4, 1990, VA letter informing him that he was ineligible for VA benefits because the Department of the Army could not verify his service with the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the United States Armed Forces in the Far East, or recognized guerrilla forces. A timely appeal to this Court followed.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Board of Ed. of Kiryas Joel Village School Dist. v. GrumetSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Grottveit v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
- Godwin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Edenfield v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Patrick F. D’AMICO, Claimant-Appellant, v. Togo D. WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- West v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Laruan v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
- McCormick v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
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