Terrance Massie v. Shinseki

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Terrance D. Massie appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the ‘Veterans Court”) determining that a letter from his physician did not qualify as an informal claim for an increased rating and thus denying him entitlement to an earlier effective date for his service-connected varicose vein disability. Massie v. Shinseki, 25 Vet.App. 123 (Sept. 14, 2011). Because the Veterans Court did not err in interpreting the regulatory requirements for an informal claim for increased benefits based on a report of examination or admission, we…