Legal Opinion
Roman-Cancel v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 22, 2010No. 09-2311PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal follows on the heels of the dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit as time-barred. We reach the same conclusion as the district court, although we premise our decision on alternative holdings (one of which extends beyond the lower court’s rationale).
The facts are straightforward. Upon returning from military service in Vietnam, plaintiff-appellant Nelson CortésCastillo 1 experienced delusions and depression. This symptomatology led to a diagnosis of schizophrenia. In August of 1970, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assigned Cortés-Castillo a…
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