Legal Opinion
Ellington v. Peake
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 16, 2008No. 2008-7012PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Ellington, Jr. is a veteran. In April of 2002, the Cleveland Regional Office (“RO”) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) awarded Mr. Ellington secondary service connection for two disabilities, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Ellington v. Nicholson, 22 Vet.App. 141, 143 (2007) (“Ellington II ”). At the same time, it set an effective date of September 10, 1998, for the conditions. Id. Mr. Ellington appealed that decision to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”), seeking to move the effective date back to either October 1990 or October 1993. The Board…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Aracelis Rodriguez, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Benny R. Roper v. R. James NicholsonUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2006
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3Cited by23 opinions
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