Legal Opinion
Burris v. Principi
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided December 17, 2001No. 00-1770PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. KRAMER, Chief Judge, and FARLEY, Judge, each filed a concurring opinion.
STEINBERG, Judge:
The pro se appellant seeks review of a June 5, 2000, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) that denied his claim for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accrued benefits in excess of $7,165.01, representing the expenses he had paid for the burial of his mother, the widow of a veteran. The Board found that, because the appellant is not the “child” of the deceased veteran for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 5121, “[tjhere is no legal basis to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Vda de Landicho v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994
- Zevalkink v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Mamerto D. Valiao v. Anthony J. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2003
- Pekular v. MansfieldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2007
- Mildred Nolan v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
- Wilkes v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Gantt v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
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