Legal Opinion
Pacheco v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided November 18, 1998No. 97-2313PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The pro se appellant, veteran Trino A. Pacheco, appeals a January 17, 1997, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision denying him eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) non-service-connect*37ed, needs-based pension benefits. Record (R.) at 1-8. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will vacate the BVA decision and remand the matter.
I. Background
The Board decision on appeal contains an adequate summary of the history and evidence in connection with the case,…
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