Legal Opinion
Edward C. Bailey, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 15, 2003No. 02-7405PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Edward C. Bailey appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veterans Court”) dismissing his appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals on the ground that his notice of appeal was untimely. The Veterans Court held that the 120-day period for filing the notice of appeal was not equitably tolled even though the document through which he expressed his intention to appeal was filed with a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”), rather than with the Veterans Court, within the prescribed 120-day statutory period for filing a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harold E. Bailey, Claimant-Appellant v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Oliver L. Jaquay, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Milton Santana-Venegas, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Douglas B. Morgan, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Dulseena J. Leonard, Claimant-Appellant v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by36 opinions
- James E. Szemraj, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- William J. Kelly v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
- Durr v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- Sneed v. ShinsekiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013
- Elie Halpern, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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