Legal Opinion
Edward T. Splane and Paralyzed Veterans of America v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 23, 2000No. 99-7078PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners, Edward T. Splane and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, seek review of a precedential opinion issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) general counsel on October 2, 1998 (“VAOPGCPREC 14-98”). In that opinion, the general counsel responded to a request from the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) for guidance concerning three questions of law presented in an appeal filed by Mr. Splane. Petitioners seek to have VAOPGCPRE C 14-98 declared invalid on the grounds that the opinion suffers from a number of procedural and substantive…
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