Legal Opinion

Caluza v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided April 12, 1995No. 90-0818PublishedCited by 423 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINBERG, Associate Judge:

The appellant, Mario G. Caluza, appeals a February 25, 1993, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision denying service connection for residuals of a shell-fragment wound (SFW) to his right leg. The appellant filed an informal brief, and the Secretary filed a brief. For the reasons that follow, the Court affirms the Board decision.

I. Background

The pro se appellant, World War II veteran Mario G. Caluza, had qualifying active-duty service (missing status and recognized guerilla service) in the Philippine Army from November 1944 to November 1945. Record (R.) at…

2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  3. Kokoszka v. BelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Philbrook v. GlodgettSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Ryan Burns, by His Mother and Next Friend, Donna Burns v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by423 opinions

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  5. Jerry R. Shedden, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004

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