Legal Opinion
Cacatian v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided May 11, 1999No. 97-1730PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLDAWAY, Judge:
The appellant, Marcelina S. Caeatian, the widow of veteran Angel C. Caeatian, appeals the June 1997 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) which determined that she was not entitled to recognition as the veteran’s surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes. The appellant has filed an informal brief, and the Secretary has filed a motion for summary affirmance. The Court has jurisdiction of this matter under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). Because this appeal involves a matter of statutory interpretation that is an issue of first impression, summary affirmance is not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Karnas v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Fred P. Gardner, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by20 opinions
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