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McColley v. West

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Decided July 21, 2000No. 99-460Published

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

The veteran, James A. McColley, appeals a November 19, 1998, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) which denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for a grant of additional disability compensation in the form of a dependency allowance for his children. The veteran has filed a brief and the Secretary has filed a motion for summary affirmance. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the Secretary’s motion and affirm the Board’s decision.

I. FACTS

The veteran served on active duty from August 1968 to March 1971, including service in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Burke Hensley, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  3. Butts v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  4. Hanson v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1996
  5. Ethel L. Jones, Claimant-Appellee v. Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998

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