Legal Opinion

Beasley v. Shinseki

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 11, 2013No. 2012-7029UnpublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

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Johnnie H. Beasley, Jr., is a veteran of the War in Vietnam who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”). After initially denying his claim for benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) found in 1992 that Mr. Beasley’s PTSD was service-connected and granted him a disability rating of 30 percent, effective July 23, 1990. In 1997, the DVA found that Mr. Beasley’s PTSD entitled him to a rating of total disability based upon individual unemployability (“TDIU”) with an effective date of June 5, 1996. In 2006, the DVA modified the effective date for Mr.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cheney v. United States District Court for District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Hugh D. Cox v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  3. Carl v. Lamb, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  4. R. Edward Bates, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  5. Hargrove v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011

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