Legal Opinion
Wanless v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 10, 2010No. 2010-7007PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
The issue before this court is one of statutory construction, specifically the construction of 38 U.S.C. § 5313 (1993). This statute reduces the benefits of veterans who are convicted of felonies and are “incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local penal institution.” William H. Wanless is an incarcerated veteran whose disability benefits were reduced pursuant to § 5313. Upon transferring from a state-operated prison to Davis Correctional Facility (“Davis”), a privately owned prison operated by the Corrections Corporation of America, Mr. Wanless requested full…
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