Carroll v. McDonald

CHEN, Circuit Judge.

Norma D. Carroll appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming a denial by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) of Mrs. Carroll’s claim to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits. Carroll v, Shinseki, No. 12-2585, 2013 WL 3751775 (Vet.App. July 18, 2013) (unpublished). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Background

Mrs. Carroll married veteran Glenn Dodson in 1949. The couple remained married until Mr. Dodson’s death in 1992 from cardiac arrhythmia due to amyo-trophic lateral sclerosis…