Legal Opinion
Jones v. Derwinski
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided April 23, 1992No. 91-1764PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 25, 1991, the Court ordered appellant, Ponce L. Jones, to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, since his Notice of Appeal (NOA) was received 276 days after the expiration of the 120-day appeal period prescribed by 38 U.S.C. § 7266(a) (formerly § 4066(a)). In his response, appellant perforce challenges 38 U.S.C. § 7266(a) as applied to the facts he asserts. In an effort to enlarge the 120-day NOA time period, he states that his mental impairment caused an inability to *363function as normal and to care for his affairs; he also submits a doctor’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Jimmie L. Livingston v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Samuel D. Butler, Jr. v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Elsevier v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
- Manuel MacHado Jr. v. Edward J. DerwinskiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
3Cited by11 opinions
- Thompson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1995
- Dudley v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Cintron v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Jaquay v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
- Pittman v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
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