Legal Opinion
Flores v. Nicholson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 20, 2007No. 2006-7198PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Rosalia Flores seeks review of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) decision affirming the ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) holding that Ms. Flores forfeited her rights to Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 6103(a). Flores v. Nicholson, 19 Vet.App. 516 (2005). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In September 1955, Ms. Flores applied for VA dependency and indemnity compensation benefits based on her marriage to Bruno Flores, a deceased veteran of the Philippine Army. In April 1956, in response to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rezi P. Forshey, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Stephen L. Helfer, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Douglas B. Morgan, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Daniel C. Summers,claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- John F. Davis, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
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