Legal Opinion
Jack D. Morris, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 9, 2001No. 00-7058PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Jack D. Morris appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that affirmed the 1996 decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) that denied Mr. Morris an effective date earlier than May 5, 1987, for an award of service connection for schizophrenia. Morris v. West, 13 Vet.App. 94 (1999) (“Morris ”). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Morris served on active duty in the Army from July 31 to October 6, 1964. In January of 1966, he submitted a claim for service connection for a mental condition. The regional office (“RO”) denied the claim…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Adway Maggitt, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- William A. Smith, Claimant-Appellee v. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Thomas R. Donovan, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Theodore J. Dittrich, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Morris v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
3Cited by4 opinions
- Homer L. Cook, Jr., Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Jennings v. MansfieldCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Manning v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Manning v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002