Legal Opinion
Linda L. Swinney v. Eric K. Shinseki
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided October 7, 2009No. 08-0531PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAGEL, Judge:
Before the Court is Linda L. Swinney’s appeal of a December 4, 2007, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision denying entitlement to reimbursement or payment for unauthorized private medical expenses for the period of January 28 to February 2, 2006. Record (R.) at 1-14. This matter was referred to a panel of the Court to consider the types of evidence that may be analyzed when determining whether a person may be reimbursed for emergency treatment furnished in a non-VA facility pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1725 1 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002. Because the Board implicitly required medical…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kutscherousky v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
- Tucker v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1998
- Jhonny A. Huaman-Cornelio v. Board of Immigration AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Janice R. Lachance, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. John E. White, and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
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