Legal Opinion
Jones v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 14, 2010No. 2009-7128PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
This is a veterans benefits case. Since 1997, Clabon Jones has been receiving benefits for a service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”), with a 100% disability rating. Prior to that, he had been awarded service-connected benefits for PTSD rated at 50% disabling with a 1989 effective date. Mr. Jones asserts that he is entitled to an earlier effective date for PTSD based on a claim filed in 1973, which he alleges was still pending when his claim was later reopened.
The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denied Mr. Jones’s claim for an earlier effective…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Myers v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Adams v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
- Williams v. PeakeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Deshotel v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
- Munro v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by10 opinions
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