Legal Opinion
DeLaRosa v. Peake
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 31, 2008No. 2007-7108PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Margarita DeLaRosa (Mrs. DeLaRosa), the widow of veteran Albert DeLaRosa (Mr. DeLaRosa), appeals a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court), which affirmed an April 14, 2004, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision denying her claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), i.e., service-connected death benefits. DeLaRosa v. Nicholson, 21 Vet.App. 418 (2006). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. DeLaRosa served on active duty from May 1967 to March 1970, including combat service in Vietnam. He married Mrs. DeLaRosa in 1980. The…
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