Legal Opinion

Beraud v. McDonald

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 12, 2014No. 2013-7125PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge O’MALLEY.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE.

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Beraud challenges a U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) judgment affirming a Board of Veterans Appeals (“the Board”) decision. That Board decision set the effective date for Beraud’s service connected disability award at August 27, 2004. Beraud claims the effective date should be in 1985, when he first filed his disability claim. The Board found that Beraud’s 1985 claim for service connection became final upon final denial of an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  3. Williams v. PeakeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
  4. Bonner v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
  5. Sprinkle v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by11 opinions

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