Legal Opinion
Sammie G. Nolen,claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 1, 2000No. 99-7173PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Veteran Sammie G. Nolen appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Nolen v. West, 12 Vet.App. 347 (1999), in which the court affirmed the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denying Mr. Nolen a service connection for asbestosis, on the grounds that he had failed to state a well grounded claim and that the Board’s conclusion to the contrary was harmless error. Because, as we shall explain, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims misinterpreted the relevant statute, we vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Lewis Hodge, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Robinette v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Garrett v. Hayre, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Holliday v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2001
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