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Hilkert v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided February 1, 1999No. 96-208PublishedCited by 117 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLDAWAY, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. STEINBERG, Judge, filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in which KRAMER, Judge, joined.

HOLDAWAY, Judge:

The appellant, Lois E. Hilkert, as the surviving spouse of the veteran, Franklin T. Hilkert, appeals a January 1996 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which denied her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The Board determined that the veteran’s death was not connected to his exposure to radiation during military service. The Court has jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a).

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Caluza v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
  2. Thurber v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  3. Grottveit v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Wood v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  5. Bobby N. Grantham, Claimant-Appellant v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by117 opinions

  1. L IZZIE K. M AY FIELD v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2005
  2. Randy L. Pederson v. Robert A. McDonaldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2015
  3. Lonnie A. Overton v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
  4. Gary D. Bradley v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
  5. Rizzo v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009

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