Edythe F. Robinson v. Eric K. Shinseki

DAVIS, Judge:

Edythe F. Robinson, surviving spouse of U.S. Army veteran Gerald Robinson, appeals through counsel from a May 22, 2006, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits. This Court has jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 7252(a) and 7266(a). See Frankel v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 23, 25-26 (1990). For the following reasons, the Court will affirm the Board’s May 2006 decision.

I. BACKGROUND

The veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1956 until his retirement in…