Legal Opinion
Theodore J. Dittrich, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 28, 1998No. 98-7031PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States Court of Veterans Appeals (Court of Veterans Appeals) upheld the Board of Veterans’ Appeals’ (the Board) denial of Mr. Dittrich’s claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) involving a 1960 denial of service connection for a schizophrenic condition. Because the Court of Veterans Appeals correctly construed the appropriate case law and properly interpreted the applicable statutes, namely 38 U.S.C. §§ 5109A & 7111 (1998), this court affirms.
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The appellant, Theodore J. Dittrich, served on active duty in the Army from January 27, 1953 to December 22, 1954.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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