Legal Opinion
Rusick v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 23, 2014No. 2013-7105PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Bonnie J. Rusick appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”), which upheld a ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals denying Mrs. Rusick’s claim for accrued benefits allegedly due to her deceased husband. Because the Veterans Court did not misinterpret 38 U.S.C. § 5121(a) or 38 U.S.C. § 5109A(b), we affirm.
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Mrs. Rusick is the surviving spouse of veteran George W. Rusick. Mr. Rusick served on active duty in the United States military from January 1942 until December 1943. In February 1983, a regional office of…
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