Legal Opinion
Norval J. Elkins, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 13, 2000No. 00-7023PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge FRIEDMAN.
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Norval J. Elkins appeals a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”). In a one-judge memorandum decision, the Veterans Court: 1) affirmed the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board” or “BVA”) denying Elkins’ claim for service connection for headaches; 2) dismissed his appeal with respect to an alleged neck injury because the BVA did not decide the matter below; and 3) vacated the Board’s decision denying…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by74 opinions
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