Richard W. Nicolazzo and Pamela Nicolazzo v. United States

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Richard and Pamela Nicolazzo, appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claims for failure to comply with the statute of limitations. For reasons discussed below, we reverse.

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In 1969, while serving in the United States Army, Richard Nicolazzo was involved in a helicopter crash in which he sustained trauma to the left side of his head. Following the accident, Nicolazzo experienced, among other symptoms, severe head and ear pains. By the time of his discharge from the army in 1971, Nicolazzo’s symptoms had developed into a constant ringing in…