Robinson v. Wilkie

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge Newman.

Stoll, Circuit Judge.

*1355Mr. Bennie Robinson, a veteran who served in Vietnam as a member of the United States Marine Corps, appeals the effective date of his disability rating for coronary artery disease. Mr. Robinson's effective date coincides with the date of his diagnostic testing results, but it took 14 months to schedule the tests. According to Mr. Robinson, he should be entitled to an earlier effective date because he did not cause the 14-month delay. Be-cause there was no legal error in determining the effective date, we affirm the judgment…