Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. West
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 12, 2000No. 00-7018PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Richard B. Gonzales was in active military service from July 1968 to December 1969. Mr. Gonzales applied for benefits for disability due to the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) in August of 1984. On September 13, 1984, the Veterans Affairs Regional Office (“RO”) granted Mr. Gonzales a service connection for PTSD at a thirty percent (30%) rating. He did not appeal this rating, rendering final the RO decision.
Upon a showing of clear and unmistakable error (“CUE”)1, the RO decision, although final, could be reopened. On March 5, 1996, Mr. Gonzales filed a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stephen L. Helfer, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Medtronic, Inc. And Medtronic Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Daig CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
3Cited by132 opinions
- Robinson v. MansfieldUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
- Timberlake v. GoberUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2000
- Newhouse v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
- Gary D. Bradley v. James B. PeakeUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2008
- King v. Dept. Of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
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