Legal Opinion

Suzanne v. Skinner, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 29, 1994No. 93-7071PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, Skinner v. Brown, 4 Vet.App. 141 (1993), reversing the denial by the Board of Veterans Appeals of Suzanne V. Skinner’s claim for benefits under the Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors. We affirm.

Background

Skinner is the daughter of James Skinner, Jr., a Vietnam veteran who died in December 1987 as a result of a service-connected heart condition. At the time of her father’s death, Skinner was eighteen years old and a full time student at the University of Alabama.…

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