Legal Opinion
Mattern v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided February 23, 1999No. 96-1508PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge:
The appellant, Dolores Mattern, widow of veteran James Mattern, appeals from the September 26, 1996, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as not well grounded because she had failed to present evidence establishing that her husband’s death was service connected. The appellant has filed a brief, and the Secretary has filed a brief in opposition. This appeal is timely and the Court has jurisdiction of the case pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the following reasons, the Court will reverse the Board…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Murphy v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
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