Legal Opinion

Jennings v. Mansfield

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 20, 2007No. 2007-7060PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John E. Jennings (“Jennings”) appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”). The Veterans Court affirmed a decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denying Jennings’s claim of clear and unmistakable error (“CUE”) in two ratings decisions issued in 1954. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Jennings served on active duty in the United States Army from October 1952 until his medical discharge in May 1954. His pre-induction medical examination indicated that he had “dizziness and fainting spells, frequent indigestion,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Trinidad G. Bustos, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  4. Tommie P. Butler, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
  5. Arthur Bernklau, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bond v. SHINSEKICourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  2. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Y.M.California Court of Appeal · 2012
  3. And Alfred R. Young v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
  4. Buie v. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  5. Boyle v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011

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