Celerina Pelea v. R. James Nicholson

STEINBERG, Chief Judge:

In a single-judge order dated March 25, 2003, the Court ordered vacated a May 2, 2001, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) that concluded that Celerina Pelea (the appellant) did not meet the eligibility requirements for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits because service in the U.S. Armed Forces by her deceased husband, Bibiano Pelea, could not be verified (Record (R.)' at 1-6); the Court initially ordered the matter remanded for readjudication in light of the enactment of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), Pub.L. No. 106—…