Johnnie R. Mangham v. Eric K. Shinseki

LANCE, Judge:

The appellant, Johnnie R. Mangham, through counsel, appeals a February 7, 2007, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision denying his claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151. Record (R.) at 1-12. The parties each filed briefs, the appellant filed a reply brief, and, pursuant to an order by the Court, the parties filed supplemental briefs. The Court heard oral argument in the case. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the Board decision.

I. FACTS

The appellant served in the U.S. Army from October 1963 to June 1976. R. at 16-17. He was “treated in the Temple…