Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 21, 2014No. 2013-7103PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
During the Vietnam War era and after having served a period of confinement for being absent without leave, Tony W. Robertson was discharged from the Army under conditions other than honorable, a character of discharge that can foreclose the receipt of veterans’ benefits. He subsequently participated in President Ford’s clemency program and received a presidential pardon and a new clemency discharge. Despite his pardon and clemency discharge, the Department of Veterans Affairs has continued to deny Mr. Robertson’s claim for veterans’ benefits. We must decide whether the…
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