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Kluttz v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided December 23, 1994No. 94-85PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAMER, Judge:

The appellant, Eula G. Kluttz, appeals an October 21, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) which denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for an award of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits. The Court has jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a).

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The appellant’s first husband, William Randol Patey (the veteran), served on active duty from December 1941 until he was killed in action in June 1944. Record (R.) at 12. The appellant was awarded a VA “death pension” as the widow of the veteran. (The “death…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
  2. EF v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Smith v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
  4. Morris v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. McTighe v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Stewart v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1997
  2. Earlee King v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2010
  3. Fleshman v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  4. Betzaida P. Jernigan v. Eric K. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2012
  5. Lewis v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995

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