Legal Opinion
Jessica M. Lofton, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 30, 1999No. 99-7011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Jessica M. Lofton appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirming the denial of her request for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on the death of her husband, an Army serviceman. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) denied her request on the ground that she had intentionally and wrongfully killed her husband and that a DVA regulation barred her from recovering DIC benefits for that reason. She subsequently sought to reopen her claim based on new and material evidence. In that proceeding, she attempted to challenge the validity of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
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- Lewis Hodge, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
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