Legal Opinion
Spicer v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 30, 2014No. 2013-7142PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Donald Spicer appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) finding that Stephen R. Spicer (“Spicer”) was not entitled to an increased rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, Diagnostic Code (“DC”) 5003. * See Spicer v. Shinseki, No. 12-2009, 2013 WL 2902798 (Vet.App. June 14, 2013). Because the Veterans Court did not err in interpreting the governing regulation, we affirm.
Background
Spicer served on active duty in the Navy from February 1984 to February…
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