Lanier v. Hines v. Anthony J. Principi

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 01-2030 LANIER V. HINES, APPELLANT , v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued January 15, 2004 Decided August 17, 2004) Howard M. Sanders, of Columbus, Ohio, for the appellant. Rebecca L. Ahern Baird, with whom Tim S. McClain, General Counsel; R. Randall Campbell, Assistant General Counsel; and Carolyn F. Washington, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, all of Washington, D.C., were on brief, for the appellee. Before KRAMER, Chief Judge, and STEINBERG and GREENE,…